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Wabi: A Hero's Tale
Told in an engagingly wry narrative voice, this new and exciting fantasy by the award-winning author of "Code Talker" is woven from classic elements of folklore, romance, and adventure.
Hardcover, 198 pages
Published
April 20th 2006
by Dial Books for Young Readers
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Wabi, a young owl, and his great-grandmother cannot only speak owl, they can communicate in other animal languages as well. After being rescued from a tough childhood by his grandmother, Wabi begins following human life in a nearby village. He falls in love with Dojihla, the willful daughter of the chief. Wabi is able to turn into a man and wins a contest to become Dojihla's husband, but he quickly realizes that while he has won her hand, he has not won her heart. Instead, he sets off to rescue...more
Maureen Judith Shea
Wabi : A Hero’s Tale
(2006J. Bruchac, Wabi: A Hero’s Tale (p. 198). New York: Dial Books.
Genre: Fantasy
Awards: Maine Student Book Award
Format: print
Selection process: Reviewed the books suggested in the textbook Literature for Today’s Young Adult by Allsen P. Nelsen . Then looked for available books by Joseph Bruchacin the local library and found "Wabi: A Hero’s Tale” available in the Yong Adult section of the library.
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Wabi is an owlet newly hatched in his mother’s nest,...more
Wabi : A Hero’s Tale
(2006J. Bruchac, Wabi: A Hero’s Tale (p. 198). New York: Dial Books.
Genre: Fantasy
Awards: Maine Student Book Award
Format: print
Selection process: Reviewed the books suggested in the textbook Literature for Today’s Young Adult by Allsen P. Nelsen . Then looked for available books by Joseph Bruchacin the local library and found "Wabi: A Hero’s Tale” available in the Yong Adult section of the library.
Review:
Wabi is an owlet newly hatched in his mother’s nest,...more
Nov 05, 2009
Theresa
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone
Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasy
This tale is based on a Native American legend about a runt owl named Wabi, who was pushed out of his nest and was rescued by his great grandmother. She took care of him and taught him many great things, including the fact that they could speak in human language as well as other animal languages. Wabi was fascinated with humans and fell in love with the chief's daughter. His only dream was to become human so he could spend his life with her.
This was such a beautiful and well told story. I adored...more
This was such a beautiful and well told story. I adored...more
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Aug 24, 2009
Abigail
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Middle-Grade Fantasy Lovers, Joseph Bruchac Fans
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Bruchac weaves together elements of fantasy and the classic “Hero’s Journey” to create a new fairytale-type story based on Native American Indian traditions. The story follows the trials and tribulations of Wabi, a great horned owl who falls in love with a human girl and abandons his life as an owl to become a human and win her heart. The life of a fairytale hero is not so simple, however, and Wabi must face both humans and monsters before being accepted as himself. Dojihla, Wabi’s love interest...more
Wabi is more intelligent than a normal owl, so he watches the humans and listens to their stories. In he protects them from monsters in the woods. This was an all right book, it was just too cute for me. It would be good for kids who like anthropomorphic animals. For readers older than 11 or so I'd recommend trying Owl in Love instead.
This was a great book- I couldn't stop reading and wanted the story to continue when it was over. Very detailed story to help the imagination picture everything. Wabi is a tale of a very brave being.
I have heard this author also wrote Keepers of the Earth. I will be reading more from this guy!
I have heard this author also wrote Keepers of the Earth. I will be reading more from this guy!
The descriptive blurb did not entice me at all. The cover didn't catch my eye. But my daughter insisted I read this book... and wow! Simply told, with understated bits of humor and good pacing. Even the moments of magic and plot twists didn't seem overly contrived.
Read this for a discussion with students at local middle school. It was interesting, fast moving and I think the students will have a postive reaction to it. I think I'd like to try another book by this author.
I hope to read the final chapter after retrieving it from the person who checked it out today. :)
It was an awesome book and taought me to go after my dreams no matter how bog
nice little shape shifter story with a folk tale feel
This is the best book I have ever read. No joke.
This is a re-read. I LOVE THIS BOOK.
Jul 22, 2008
Renee
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
5th-8th grade
Shelves:
childrens-fantasy,
ya-fantasy
Wabi begins his life as a runt owl. But when his great-grandmother takes care of him, he turns into a white owl who protects the people in a nearby village. After Wabi falls in love with a woman in the village and chooses to turn into a human, he learns what it really means to be human. Themes include: love, family, sacrifice, heroism, nature and identity. The story is a Native American superhero tale with the funny and reflective Wabi at its center. Wabi is for those interested in self-discover...more
Wouldn't we all want to be an owl.
Very slow.
This book is full of adventure, humor, romance, magic, monsters, Native American culture and a lot of other really wonderful things. You can't help loving Wabi and wanting to find out what will become of him in all of his adventures. I would feel confident recommending this book to just about anyone, from the young reluctant reader to the more mature reader looking for a quick enjoyable read.
***kids book. I have Code Talker and have always been interested in Native American legends(from Aunt Cathy) It was an excellent story. I never knew where it would lead except that the owl would get the girl. It was an interesting perspective going from an owl to human. I am now going to read Code Talker. I watched the movie, but books are almost always better.
An engrossing tale. Wabi, an owl who falls from his nest and is cared for by wise great grandmother owl learns that his mother was a human who became an owl. He falls in love with a human girl, and changes to a human. Eventually he saves his wolf friends family and the village and gains the love of Dojihla who had earlier rejected him because of his owl ears.
This book was an interesting way to look at what a hero means in the American Indian Culture. Wabi is an owl, who is a man, who is both. He finds that protecting those he loves is the meaning of being a true hero. He also realizes that true peace comes when we are comfortable with who we are.
Entertaining, but not necessarily groundbreaking.
my favorite of Bruchac's rich repetoire: sweet, sly, and very funny.
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Cool story about a shape-shifting owl with a mission.
A native American hero fairytale.
AWESOME!!!!!!
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Joseph Bruchac lives with his wife, Carol, in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. Although his American Indian heritage is only one part of an ethnic background that includes Slovak and English blood, those Native roots are the ones by wh...more
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