Lone wolves
By: John Smelcer ; illustrator, Hannah Carlon
Contributors: Carlon, Hannah, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Leapfrog Press; Distributed in the United States by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Fredonia, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781935248408
Subjects: Conduct of life; Fiction; Sled dog racing; Sex role; Grandfathers; Racially mixed people; Indians of North America; Youths' art; JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American; JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women; JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Polar Regions; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Description: While her Native Alaskan peers feel trapped between traditional and modern cultures, sixteen-year-old Deneena Yazzie learns the old language and ways from her grandfather and trains for the Great Race with her lead dog, a blue-eyed wolf. Includes glossaries and discussion questions.