The Abduction

by Mette Newth

Book Overview

Based on the actual kidnapping of Inuit Eskimos by European traders in the seventeenth century, this story describes the violence inflicted in the name of civilization, while also evoking the beauty of Eskimo life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374300089
• ISBN13: 9780374300081
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The cruelty toward a misunderstood people effectively shown

Mette Newth did an awesome job when writing from the perspective of Osuqo using metaphors and similes to compare her thoughts to landmarks and beliefs of her land. I could see how Christine was caught in the middle of the situation and how she struggled to make the right decisions. This novel gave me a harsh view of how foreigners were treated and the cruelty that Osuqo and Poq had to face just because they were misunderstood.