The Spirit Basket

In Alaska, a teenage boy escapes slavery; a girl’s friend becomes a child-bride; a boy copes with warlike Indians; a girl fights ownership by America; a boy takes risks for gold; a girl flees war bombs; a boy saves another in an earthquake; a girl wipes wings of birds caught in an oil spill; and a boy ventures to perform on stage. Adventures through generations of a family begin in 1745 and end in 2015 when a Spirit Basket that holds the memories, comes to rest. This is a fiction novel that offers Alaska historical events in exciting ways to teenagers and adults.