Title: Julie of the Wolves
Author: Jean Craighead George
Illustrator: John Schoenherr
Publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers
Date: 1972
Age Range: 5th grade and up
Summary: While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
Strengths:
There aren't that many survival stories about girls which makes this interesting. The Eskimo culture that is tied into the book really make the story. Julie must learn to follow the old ways to survive which is a good lesson for kids to learn. By surviving on her own Julie is able to learn more about herself and the world around her.
Concerns:
The pacing is slow through out the story. There's also drinking, violence and an almost rape by Julie's 13 year old husband.
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