
Brief Annotation: Miyax, a girl from a small Native Alaskan village embarks on a journey that will determine if and how she will live--with the old ways of her people or the new modern ways. Along the way she befriends a pack of wolves.
Genre: Fiction; John Newberry Award 1973
Grade Level: 4-8
Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy coming of age and adventure stories will be thrilled with story of courage, strength and endurance.
Response/Rating (1-4): I rate this book a 4! This book is a classic--a great resource for Social studies, cultural studies, history and geography.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What kinds of traditions are in your family that you would like to keep? Where is Alaska?
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