• This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
• Over a hundred thousand books are eligible for our 4-for-3 Books and DVD promotion. How do I find more eligible items?
  
  

Buy this book with Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell today!

Buy Together Today: $12.49

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry  (703)  $6.99

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Puffin Modern Classics) by Mildred D. Taylor  (454)  $7.99

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen  (1,139)  $6.99

The Giver by Lois Lowry  (3,059)  $6.99

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson  (798)  $6.99

› Explore similar items : Books (50)

Amazon.com
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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From AudioFile
Irene Worth's performance is a jewel. Her lyrical telling a treat. Sadly, the recording, made in 1977, doesn't measure up to today's standards of sound quality. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

First Sentence:
MIYAX PUSHED BACK THE HOOD OF HER SEALSKIN parka and looked at the Arctic sun. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seal camp, sleeping skin, frost heave, bent woman, caribou skin, parka hood, black wolf Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Point Hope, North Star, Arctic Ocean, Aunt Martha, Brooks Range, Nunivak Island, Golden Gate Bridge New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover |