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Julie of the Wolves
Julie of the Wolves
Author: Jean Craighead George
ISBN-13: 9780060540951
ISBN-10: 0060540958
Publication Date: 9/1/2003
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
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14 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

ToniG avatar reviewed Julie of the Wolves on + 163 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Miyax runs from a home situation in San Fransisco to the Alaskan wilderness..slowly she is accepted by a pack of wolves...a very absorbing story
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Ayoung Eskimo girl must draw upon all her skills as she battles the wilderness.
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Helpful Score: 1
julie of the wolves was one of my favorite books growing up. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I rented it from the library and loved it so much that I bought it! Since then, I have revisted the North Slope of Alaska many times. I love this book and I am excited to share it with someone.
Willowgirl avatar reviewed Julie of the Wolves on + 294 more book reviews
we were disappointed at the girl returning!
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Newberry Award Winner
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newberry award winner about the challenges of an Eskimo girl, wholesome read, also first in a series. great for girls
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Excellent elementary age book.
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Justifiably won the Newbery Medal in 1973. Author George has a deep understanding of the human condition, and writes in a very interesting way. Miyax, the Eskimo heroine will resonate with all girls.
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Newberry Award Winner, a classic!
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from cover:
Miyax rebels against a home situation she finds intolerable. She runs away toward San Francisco, toward her pen pal, who calls her Julie. But soon Miyax is lost in the Alaskan wilderness, without food, without even a compass. Slowly she is accepted by a pact of Arctic wolves, and she comes to love them as if they were her brothers. With their help, and drawing on her father's training, she struggles day by day to survive. In the process, she is forced to rethink her past, and to define for herself the traditional riches of Eskimo life: intelligence, fearlessness, and love.
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"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? John Schoenherr's line drawings suggest rather than tell about the compelling experiences of a girl searching for answers in a bleak landscape that at first glance would seem to hold nothing."
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Excellent children's book!
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used in Sonlight 9 (now SL Core 400)
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our 12 year old son read this book and absolutely loved it. :)