THE CROW CHILD

 Part One- The Crow Child : Orphaned when he was three Elijah O'Day Clearwater is growing up with his grandfather on a small Alberta farm. Elijah is also growing up with cystic fibrosis...Thirteen days before his 13th birthday Elijah begins to have vivid dreams. The first dream is of a chieftain leading an ancient clan in 14th Century Ireland. The second dream is of the chief of a band of Blackfoot Indians living in 18th Century North America. At first when he tells his grandfather they think the dreams are an outlet for the stress of a school bully. But after his grandfather finds a white feather, a grey feather and a black feather - he realizes the dreams hint of Elijah's unusual destiny foretold from an ancient legend... Part Two- Thanksgiving In St. Louis : Five months after Elijah turns 14 a late birthday card arrives from his Aunt Mary. Her invitation sets events in motion for a second test in the evolution of Crow Child... Part Three- The Sound Of Rain : Turning