Julie of the Wolves Hardcover - 1972
by Jean Craighead George
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
Description
Details
- Title Julie of the Wolves
- Author Jean Craighead George
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 170
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Limited, New York
- Date 1972
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060219432I3N01
- ISBN 9780060219437 / 0060219432
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 860
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: Alaska
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Wolves, Survival
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97219986
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
Faced with the prospect fo a disagreeable arranged marriage or a journey across the barren Alaskan tundra, 13-year-old Miyax chooses the tundra. She finds hersilf caught between the traditional Eskimo ways and the modern ways of the whites. Miyax, or Julie as her mpen pal Amy calls her, sets out alone to visit Amy in San Francisco, a world far away from Eskimo culture and the frozen land of Alaska.
During her long and aruous journey, Miyax comes to appreciate the value of her Eskimo heritage, learns about herself, and wins the friendship of a pack of wolves. After learning the language of teh wolves and slowly earning their trust, Julie becomes a member of the pack.
Since its first publication, Julie of the Wolves, winner of the 1973 Newbery Medal, has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers.
Faced with the prospect of a disagreeable arranged marriage or a journey acoss the barren Alaskan tundra, 13-year-old Miyax chooses the tundra. She finds herself caught between the traditional Eskimo ways and the modern ways of the whites. Miyax, or Julie as her pen pal Amy calls her, sets out alone to visit Amy in San Francisco, a world far away from Eskimo culture and the frozen land of Alaska.
During her long and arduous journey, Miyax comes to appreciate the value of her Eskimo heritage, learns about herself, and wins the friednship of a pack of wolves. After learning the language of the wolves and slowly earning their trust, Julie becomes a member of the pack.
Since its first publication, Julie of The Wolves, winner of thr 1973 Newbery Medal, has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers.
