About the Book - In the Language of Loons 

(Chapter book) - A coming-of-age story about relationships between fathers and sons.  Arlis doesn't get along with his father, and goes to spend the summer with his grandparents where his grandfather teaches him about running, loons, and life.

Awards - In the Language of Loons

Reviews - In the Language of Loons

School Library Journal - "This is a touching and poignant story of a boy starting on his journey to manhood, ...the emotions and relationships are the true driving force of this story, and they are timeless" (March, 1998 review)

Availability - In the Language of Loons

(hardcover):   In the Language of Loons, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman) (1998)  Cobblehill/Dutton; div. of Penguin Putnam Books,  ISBN 0-525-65237-X