Title: Julie of the Wolves
Author: Jean Craighead George
Published: Harper Trophy
First thing: I love this book. What is different about this book is the connection Miyax has for the wilderness and the wildlife. She learns that hardships are something that she must learn in order to survive. She must become one with the wolves in order to live. In this lifetime Miyax must trust her eskimo instincts in order to live.
Summary: Miyax like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But she becomes lost in the vast Alaskan tundra, with no food, no shelter, and no idea which is the way to safety. Now, more than ever, she must look hard at who she really is. Is she Miyax, Eskimo girl of the old ways? Or is she Julie (her "gussak"-white people-name), the modernized teenager who must mock the traditional customs? And when a pack of wolves begins to accept her into their community, Miyax must learn to think like a wolf as well. If she trusts her Eskimo instincts, will she stand a chance of surviving?
Last thing: Grab this book and run with Miyax as she learns to survive, to use her eskimo instincts, and to become part of the wolves.
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