Ember From the Sun by Canter, Mark - 1996-09-01

Delacorte Press, 1996-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. light edge wear to boards and jacket; When a modern forsenic scientist discovers a pregnant Neanderthal, preserved for centuries in arctic ice, he implants the tiny embryo in a surrogate mother and Ember Ozette, a Neanderthal infant, is born. Raised among the Quanoot Indians in Washington state, Ember's otherness is a source of great shame and confusion to her--until she seeks out a band of mysterious golden-skinned people--the last of her race--who are fleeing genocide.