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Ricochet river / Robin Cody.

Cody, Robin, 1943- (author.).

Summary:

"It's 1960 in a small Oregon logging town called Calamus--about as far into the middle of nowhere as you can get. Wade Curren, star of the high school baseball and football teams, is content living out his role of local hero, holding court in a corner booth of the town diner where his girlfriend Lorna waits tables. Working to support her family, Lorna wants a bigger life. She tries to show Wade that Calamus is a trap, that he should fear the town's rigid boxes and expectations, but Wade is too comfortable. When Jesse Howl arrives from the Klamath Warm Springs Reservation, his presence shakes up the town. Jesse doesn't seem to know how 'an Indian should act.' Yet even as he and Wade compete for the top spots on the baseball and football teams, they become friends. As they raft the river, fish, and listen to Wade's grandfather's stories, Wade, Jesse, and Lorna forge a lasting bond and discover exactly how much it could cost them to be themselves." -- Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781932010909
ISBN: 1932010904
Physical Description: xxiii, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Edition: 25th Anniversary edition.
Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Ooligan Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes essays from Brian Doyle, Molly Gloss, William L. Sullivan, Diana Abu-Jaber, and Lisa King; a new introduction and an in-depth conversation with author Robin Cody; and a comprehensive discussion guide for students and book clubs.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreward. Classification: A Note by Brian Doyle -- Reflections on Ricochet River. I'm With Lorna by Molly Gloss; Who We Were by William L. Sullivan; Who We Can Become by Diana Abu-Jaber -- Preface: Ricochet River Evolves -- Ricochet River -- A conversation with the author -- Stories Like Salmon: indigenous people and Ricochet River by Lisa King, PhD -- Study guide.