The Water Seeker
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4.7 • 18 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Amos Kincaid is the son of a dowser – a person gifted in knowing how to "find" water deep in the ground. As a young person, Amos doesn't reveal his gift to others; he's not sure he wants the burden. But through his experiences growing up and crossing the Oregon Trail, Amos learns about life's harsh realities, especially the pain in losing loved ones. As he cares for those around him, Amos comes to accept his dowsing fate. This epic novel is a fascinating period piece about the westward expansion and one man's destiny as he searches for love and family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Holt (When Zachary Beaver Came to Town) serves up an absorbing, atmospheric epic of intertwined lives on America s western frontier. Dowser Jake Kincaid discards his gift the ability to find water to become a trapper in 1833. Returning home one year later to find he now has a motherless child, Jake leaves baby Amos to be raised by relatives. It s a hard life in what is now Nebraska, but Amos is with friends and family who understand what it takes to survive, take joy in the good times, and keep moving forward when life turns ugly. Jake returns each summer, and in 1841 he does so with his new Shoshone wife, taking Amos back to Missouri. Amos s transformative journey to adulthood truly begins when he is 13 and the family joins a wagon train headed west on the Oregon Trail. The extreme hardships and developing relationships deeply affect everyone whose life touches Amos, but Holt focuses on Amos and his growth. There s no central villain or crisis that needs to be resolved. Instead, Holt makes it clear that it s all about the journey. Ages 10 14.
Customer Reviews
Water Seeker
Incredible Story and well thought out events in history loveddd it ;d
The water seeker
This is truly a wondrous book that Every body should read!
The water seeker
This is one you won't put down. Kimberly has such a gift of making her stories come alive. Easy read.