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The Spirit Line

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By A. L. Davidson; David Thurlo
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Viking Juvenile)
The Spirit Line
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Crystal Manyfeathers is caught between two worlds her life at a modern American high school, and her life with the Dineh, her Navajo people, where spiritual ceremonies and traditions prevail. In deference to her father, Crystal prepares for her upcoming womanhood ceremony. But days before it starts, a valuable rug Crystal has been weaving for the event is mysteriously stolen. Her best friend Henry believes the theft is punishment for Crystals stubborn refusal to weave in the spirit line, a required tribute to the Navajo goddess Spider Woman. Despite their spiritual differences, Crystal and Henry launch a bold and dangerous search for the rug. Will they find it in time? And will Crystal at last learn to be at peace with her Navajo identity?

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44201 words44,201 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 810LLexile 810L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Published 2004Published 2004

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Hear it content Hear it tender Hear it generous Hear it register Hear it weave Hear it harmony Hear it chant Hear it grind Hear it convert Hear it scent Hear it hollow Hear it squeal Hear it confess Hear it raw Hear it uncover Hear it term Hear it restore Hear it hover Hear it assume Hear it link Hear it legal Hear it hunger Hear it instant Hear it itch Hear it vent Hear it element Hear it traditional Hear it presence Hear it portion Hear it tack Hear it bail Hear it remark Hear it stump Hear it unfinished Hear it merchandise Hear it potential Hear it quote Hear it brief Hear it pebble Hear it preserve Hear it rare Hear it filter Hear it significance Hear it outlook Hear it soar Hear it depressed Hear it verify Hear it guarantee Hear it leak Hear it appreciate Hear it warrant Hear it peach Hear it turquoise Hear it treaty Hear it psychology Hear it scramble Hear it academic Hear it blouse Hear it acknowledge Hear it distant Hear it brand Hear it chamber Hear it strand Hear it unique Hear it racket Hear it tribute Hear it specific Hear it brim Hear it browse Hear it phony Hear it careless Hear it glob Hear it previous Hear it strict Hear it incapable Hear it doom Hear it anxious Hear it due Hear it lame Hear it adapter Hear it innocent Hear it sponsor Hear it particular Hear it ownership Hear it urge Hear it spare Hear it mental Hear it deny Hear it portable Hear it incident Hear it reservation Hear it accuse Hear it charm Hear it visible Hear it niece Hear it spiritual Hear it maintain Hear it graceful Hear it further Hear it pure
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Hear it conceal Hear it manual Hear it harmony Hear it mechanism Hear it decal Hear it convenience Hear it modernist Hear it husk Hear it resent Hear it raw Hear it teeter Hear it traditionalist Hear it pose Hear it hitch Hear it insight Hear it workmanship Hear it stout Hear it enlist Hear it spire Hear it flaw Hear it irritate Hear it neutral Hear it loom Hear it resold Hear it unscheduled Hear it partition Hear it sacred Hear it tailgate Hear it precision Hear it stargazer Hear it soothe Hear it stickum Hear it tangible Hear it sustain Hear it cookout Hear it verify Hear it analysis Hear it warrant Hear it dependable Hear it logic Hear it peach Hear it turquoise Hear it unavailable Hear it academic Hear it unguided Hear it unaided Hear it tentative Hear it strand Hear it omit Hear it retail Hear it corral Hear it uninjured Hear it adjacent Hear it wholesale Hear it reattach Hear it slim Hear it splotch Hear it mutton Hear it browse Hear it tote Hear it glob Hear it ordeal Hear it staple Hear it evaluation Hear it sandstone Hear it inventory Hear it thrift Hear it garment Hear it barrier Hear it lame Hear it directness Hear it innocent Hear it shrine Hear it shoplifting Hear it reliance Hear it deference Hear it arroyo Hear it substantiate Hear it random Hear it coarser Hear it deny Hear it unequal Hear it consignment Hear it inappropriate Hear it imposing Hear it prophecy Hear it enhance Hear it ballpoint Hear it surge Hear it exterior Hear it stucco Hear it alfalfa Hear it sagebrush Hear it disrepair Hear it coincidence Hear it cairn Hear it perpendicular Hear it audible Hear it preposterous Hear it congressional
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Book ISBN:

9780670036455

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