When the Wind Blows Hard

by Denise Gosliner Orenstein, Linda Strauss Edwards (Illustrator)

After her parents' separation and a subsequent move to Klawock, Alaska, Shawn endures loneliness until her friendship with Vesta and Vesta's grandfather brings new insight into human relationships.

102 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1982

About the author

Denise Gosliner Orenstein is a graduate of Bennington College and Brown University. Her career in education includes teaching at American University in Washington, D.C. as well as in bush villages thoughout the state of Alaska. Additionally, she has cooked for for an Alaskan village prison, worked as a PEN prison writing mentor, taught literature classes and assisted in a canine therapy program for inmates. Most recently, as head of a school for children with learning differences, she introduced a curriculum based on two rescued Shetland ponies. Denise is the mother of two daughters and lives in Northampton, MA with her dogs, Luke and Lily.

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Reviews

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A hidden gem about Southeast Alaska. Not a variety of stories about Alaska are known outside of the area. But this has great information about the Native people and culture of the island life of SE Alaska. It had information about the Tlingit and described POW as well. My kids in Ketchikan loved it and even though it was written a while ago, it was enjoyed by them nevertheless. A very sweet story.
Includes: divorce and bullying topics