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? 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. Fans of Jean Craighead George's stunning, Newberry Medal-winning coming-of-age story won't want to miss Julie (1994) and Julie's Wolf Pack (1998). (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter
language: English
title: Julie of the Wolves
titlecomplete: Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
characters: Kapugen, Amaroq, Miyax
genres: Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Survival, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction
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: HarperFestival