Julie of the Wolves
A Fiction, Juvenile, Middle Grade book. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves //
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...
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- Pages: 208 pages
- ISBN: 9780060540951 / 60540958
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Change your ways when fear seizes," he had said, "for it usually means you are doing something wrong. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves // Wolves are brotherly," he said. "They love each other, and if you learn to speak to them, they will love you too. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves // There the old Eskimo hunters she had known in her childhood thought the riches of life were intelligence, fearlessness, and love. A man with these gifts was rich and was a great spirit who was admired in the same way that the gussaks admired a man with money and goods. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves //
at first I thought Julie's observations of wolf behavior to be overly simplistic. It's not just a matter of adopting their vocal cues to one another that will allow you to approach a wild wolf and gain its trust and friendship.however, after a while I attempted some of the wolf behaviors on my 2 dogs, and was surprised that they seemed... According to this book, to survive in the tundra you might need to drink from a wolf's teat, collect upchucked food from furred friends, and stuff your pockets full of excrement for fuel. It also doesn't hurt to be be very, very optimistic about life and your chances of survival in general. According to Kapugen, Julie's father, when... Yes, this is one depressing story. Things start bad and generally stay bad and guess what - end bad. Anything positive is temporary, but Julie is a survivor. She's not afraid to walk away from a bad situation and she's not afraid to be alone. There's a lesson for us all. The author gives us a slice of Eskimo life during a tragic transition...
