Coyote Winds

Download or read book Coyote Winds written by Helen Sedwick and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newer and expanded edition of COYOTE WINDS is available at http://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Winds-Helen-Sedwick/dp/0988302128/ref=tmm_pap_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371407613&sr=8-1. The new edition provides more information about the characters and their lives. First Place for Historical Fiction, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2013 Honorable Mention, Young Adult Fiction, 2013 Green Book Festival What people are saying about COYOTE WINDS... "There are days when I tire of being a reviewer, but then along comes a book like Coyote Winds that makes me feel excited about my role. Coyote Winds is a bittersweet story, full of sadness and hope." Allison's Book Bag "Coyote Winds is a vivid and beautiful portrait of two very different worlds. Andy's modern day existence couldn't be more different than the wide open promise of Vona, CO that Myles and his family approach, but the stories merge brilliantly. Helen Sedwick pens this story so well that I could see the Vincent farm, hear the chickens pecking at kernels and feel the coyote winds blowing across my face. "This book pulled me into its grip in the first chapter and didn't let go. I couldn't help but sympathize with Andy's plight and understand intuitively the juxtaposition of his overly-sheltered life with the broad freedom Myles experienced over 70 years earlier even as he and his family faced the heart-wrenching ruin of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. Coyote Winds is a must-read. Its simple beauty struck a deep chord within me that is still humming with the sound of the coyote winds." -- Compulsion Reads 5 Star Review and part of its Irresistible Collection. "Coyote Winds is an engrossing account of hardscrabble life in Colorado at the dawning of the Dust Bowl era, as seen through the eyes of a wise-cracking 1920s farm boy, an injured coyote pup, and a disgruntled, 21st century teenager. The story transports readers to a bygone day when dreams died hard and indomitable spirits struggled to endure. " --David Schweidel, author of Confidence of the Heart and What Men Call Treasure "In this fresh, affectionate, and poignant novel, Sedwick brings to vivid life the story of two boys connecting across decades with plucky independence and unexpected courage. Pages turn like the Coyote Winds, unfolding a gritty tale of endurance, love, and a touch of magic that will hold young and old in its spell." --Joanne Meschery, author of Home and Away "Coyote Winds is engaging and provocative. The book tells the story of the Great Depression and Dust Bowl in a way that encourages readers to think, and to want to know more. It helps us to understand both the harshness and the beauty of farm life on the southern Plains." --Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, History Professor and Chair, Iowa State University, author of Rooted in Dust and Always Plenty to Do, and contributor to Ken Burns' film, The Dust Bowl "Coyote Winds is a gripping personal tale of one family's experience living during those turbulent years and that legacy that is passed on through the generations. -Brenna Burke, Almost All The Truth