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Gr 6 Up—In the bucolic village of Bliss, residents are hurriedly packing and cleaning their houses for their seasonal migration to another island. In this case, seasonal is every 14 years, and a first-time event for fraternal twins, Marin and her brother, Kana. Soon to be picked up in boats by furriers, the families are urgently trying to beat the receding tide that denotes the beginning of a long freeze that human inhabitants would not survive. Hints that less hospitable creatures take over ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After fourteen years of sunlight, Marin, her twin brother Kana, and their fellow islanders prepare to leave ahead of the impending ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More