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The Wind Is Not a River

by Arnold A. Griese · 1978

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As the only ones not captured when the Japanese take over their Aleutian island village during World War II, two children must survive on their own.

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adventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisAlaskaAlaskaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 123 pages
Form
poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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