Canadian, Aboriginal

Silvey, Diane. 2000. Raven’s Flight. Vancouver, BC: Raincoast Books.
ISBN: 1-55192-344-0
Age: 12+
Language: English
Subject: Youth, Adult; Fiction; Pacific Northwest, Coast Salish

This is a story of a girl from a northwest fishing village who goes to Vancouver to look for her sister. She ends up in an area of Vancouver where people are involved in crime, alcohol, drugs and, to a lesser extent, prostitution.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Silvey, Diane. Illustrator/ Joe Silvey. 1997. Spirit Quest. BC: Beachholme.
ISBN: 1-88878-376-0-X
Age: 6 - 16
Language: English
Subject: Children, Youth; Fiction; Pacific Northwest, Coast Salish

As a rite of passage, two teenagers must survive in the BC wilds. There they meet spirits, shamans and the Thunder God.

Canadian, Aboriginal

Silvey, Diane. Illustrator/ Joe Silvey. 1996. Whale Girl. BC: Greater Victoria School District.
Age: 9 - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Fiction; Pacific Northwest, Coast Salish

This is the story of a young girl Peta who gets help from killer whales, raven and beaver to save her people from sea serpents.