Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Water -- Chapter Two. Big Day Ahead -- Chapter Three. Daddy -- Chapter Four. Racing -- Chapter Five. Hand and Foot -- Chapter Six. Books -- Chapter Seven. Salmon -- Chapter Eight. Trip to Florence -- Chapter Nine. Mommy's Family -- Chapter Ten. Winter -- Chapter Eleven. Santa -- Chapter Twelve. Bell -- Chapter Thirteen. Float House -- Chapter Fourteen. Sealy -- Chapter Fifteen. Last Race -- Chapter Sixteen. Summer Vacation -- Chapter Seventeen. Road to Paradise -- Chapter Eighteen. Initiation -- Chapter Nineteen. Beyond Westlake -- About the Authors.
This story from the Depression-era Pacific Northwest delivers rich sensory detail, well-drawn characters, an evocative sense of place, thoroughly researched history, and a fresh, strong voice. It's like Little House on the Prairie, except with lots more fish and a pet seal.
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