George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves. Harper & Row Publishers, 1972, illustr. Schoenherr, John. p. 170.
Brief plot description:
In this story an Eskimo girl who lives in Alaska learns about the wilderness around her and that the old ways are not going to help her survive in the new world. Miyax lost her mother at age four and her father is supposedly dead after going on a seal hunting mission; her father sent her to her aunt to be raised. After she turns thirteen years old she is sent to marry Daniel, but Daniel is not kind and Miyax runs away. Her goal is to reach Amy, her pen pal, in San Francisco, but she soon becomes lost. Miyax finds herself camped near a pack of wolves that she names. Miyax does not have enough supplies and must use the land around her for food until one day Amaroq accepts her into the pack and they share their food with her. What will happen to the wolf pack and Miyax?
In this story an Eskimo girl who lives in Alaska learns about the wilderness around her and that the old ways are not going to help her survive in the new world. Miyax lost her mother at age four and her father is supposedly dead after going on a seal hunting mission; her father sent her to her aunt to be raised. After she turns thirteen years old she is sent to marry Daniel, but Daniel is not kind and Miyax runs away. Her goal is to reach Amy, her pen pal, in San Francisco, but she soon becomes lost. Miyax finds herself camped near a pack of wolves that she names. Miyax does not have enough supplies and must use the land around her for food until one day Amaroq accepts her into the pack and they share their food with her. What will happen to the wolf pack and Miyax?
Brief review:
This story was very detailed about the way Miyax looked and how she lived. There were also some illustrations that were all black and white with a rough look about them. They were not finely detailed, but they were recognizable. I really enjoyed this story because it gave the life of an Eskimo in a changing world. The main idea of this story is that one can only keep their culture, but they must change with the world around them. I think that this book could be used for fifth through eighth graders. There are not any difficult words, but there needs to be some level of understanding about the past and the present in society and culture.
This story was very detailed about the way Miyax looked and how she lived. There were also some illustrations that were all black and white with a rough look about them. They were not finely detailed, but they were recognizable. I really enjoyed this story because it gave the life of an Eskimo in a changing world. The main idea of this story is that one can only keep their culture, but they must change with the world around them. I think that this book could be used for fifth through eighth graders. There are not any difficult words, but there needs to be some level of understanding about the past and the present in society and culture.
Genre label:
Adventure
Reading level/interest level:
5th-8th grade
Similar materials in style content, theme or characters:
Julie by Jean Craighead George
Julie’s Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead George
Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
The Legend of Jimmy Spoon by Kristiana Gregory
Awards:
Newbery Award
Library of Congress Children’s Books
ALA Notable Children’s Book
Horn Book Fanfare
ALA Notable Children’s Book
Horn Book Fanfare
Subjects/themes:
Adventure
Living off land
Character names/descriptions:
Miyax or Julie- 13 year or older girl
Kapugen- Miyax’s father
Amy- pen pal of Miyax
Amaroq- leader of the wolf pack
Amy- pen pal of Miyax
Amaroq- leader of the wolf pack
Kapu- leading pup of the wolf pack
Silver- female of the wolf pack
Nails – gray male of the wolf pack
Jello- smallest male of the wolf pack
Sister- smallest pup of the wolf pack
Kupa – black pup of the wolf pack
Kupa – black pup of the wolf pack
Zing- wolf pack
Zat- wolf pack
Zit- wolf
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