Slade, Arthur. Tribes.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)

From: Kliatt | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Rohrlick, Paula | Copyright information

Random House, Wendy Lamb. 160p. c2002. 0-385-73003-9. $15.95. JS

The loss of his anthropologist father three years ago devastated 17-year-old Percy, who is about to graduate from high school in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He now tries to look at the world through his father's eyes, keeping a field journal and observing everything as an anthropologist would. He describes the tribes of high school, for example: "The Logo Tribe exhibits name brands ... The Digerati Tribe worsh...

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