Charlie’s Raven

191 pp. Illus. Navy blue boards with bronze imprint. Dust Jacket Condition: VG, but light rubbing & edgewear; tiny closed tear at corner edge. Book: light rubbing & edgewear; overall clean & tight copy. Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is ill. Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well. Fine Condition. Dutton Juvenile, 2004. First Edition.