The spirit catchers

an encounter with Georgia O'Keeffe

By Kudlinski, Kathleen V.

Publishers Summary:
During the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Parker finds himself homeless and traveling across New Mexico's desert, when a shepherd leads him to the artist Georgia O'Keeffe who teaches him photography and gives him a new perspective on life.

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ISBN
978-0-82300-412-6
Publisher
New York : Watson-Guptill, 2004.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2004

Gr 6-9 The Great Depression and the world of Georgia O'Keeffe are subject and setting in this entry in a new art historical-fiction series. Parker, 15, loses his family during the Texas dust storms of the '30s, so he sets out for greener pastures in California. Months of walking, thirst, and hunger nearly finish him off, but encounters with an employee of the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, a Native American spirit, and the famous artist offer a glimme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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