description: 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?
language: English
title: Scholastic Book Guides: Julie of the Wolves
titlecomplete: Scholastic Book Guides: Julie of the Wolves
characters: Miyax, Kapugen, Amaroq
genres: Fiction, Classics, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Survival, Childrens, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Animals, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 59037
places: Alaska
series: Julie of the Wolves
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books
publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources