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Predictable Coming of Age Tale
Life for Kyreol has always been simple and easy on the River, which begins at the Face and ends in the rainbows of Fourteen Falls. Her people lead a simple harmonious life of fishing and swimming. Kyreol, with her inquisitive nature and her missing mother, is thought very eccentric by her tribe.

During the annual Moon-Flash ceremony which marks Kyreol's betrothal, she sees a stranger in the crowd. Insatiable curiosity and feelings of being trapped by her future husband's family lead Kyreol to steal away in a boat with her childhood friend Terje to find out what, if anything, lies beyond Fourteen Falls.

McKillip's writing is as excellent as ever, and while this is a fine coming of age tale, I found it more than a bit predictable and felt unsatisfied when I turned the last page. Perhaps reading the sequel would help.
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