About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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Description
During WWII, Jed’s English father serves as a fighter pilot overseas, while Jed and his mother move back to her Tsimshian community on Canada's west coast. When the military sets up a naval base in town, Jed is hired to help out, honored it seems, for both his father's bravery and his own native skills as a hunter. Presented with a military jacket, Jed finds an allegiance to his country and a pride in his mixed heritage that he's never felt before.
But one day Jed's world is shattered. His best friend Tadashi, along with the other members of the nearby Japanese village, are declared enemy aliens and told to prepare to leave their homes. Now Jed must ask himself where his allegiance really belongs…to his country's rigid code, or to the truth that is buried in his Tsimshian soul.
War of the Eagles is the first of two books in a series.
Book two is Caged Eagles.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 12
- Grade:
- 8 to 12
- Reading age:
- 12
Awards
- , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Snow Willow
- , Young Readers' Choice Book Awards of British Columbia (YRCABC) Red Cedar Book Awards
- Commended, New York Public Library (NYPL) - Books for the Teen Age
- Winner, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards - Children’s Picture Book
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice
- Short-listed, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
- Short-listed, The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award
- Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (RMBA)
- , Forest of Reading Red Maple Award
- Commended, American Booksellers Association (ABA) Pick List
- Commended, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Book of the Year for Children - Honour Book
