"…a thought-provoking and engaging tale…beautifully crafted to combine history and personal growth…" – Munir Muhammad for Readers’ Favorite
“I loved the themes covered by this book… diversity, tolerance, climate issues, and our moral responsibility to do the right thing.” – Frank Mutuma for Readers’ Favorite
Hook-and-line steelheader, football hero, and budding teenage “journalist” Alex Haugen wakes up to cultural conflicts and a long-brewing controversy as tensions mount between the Washington State Game Department – where his dad is a game officer – and the Nisqually Indians over tribal fishing rights in the Nisqually Valley.
This coming-of-age adventure – for “kids” of all ages – opens our minds to question beliefs and prejudices that might otherwise settle in for a lifetime.