Julie of the Wolves

A Newbery Award Winner

by Jean Craighead George

On Sale: 11/30/1972

Julie of the Wolves

A Newbery Award Winner

by Jean Craighead George

illustrated by John Schoenherr

On Sale: 11/30/1972

Format:

Newbery Medal

Library of Congress Children’s Books

ALA Notable Children’s Book

Horn Book Fanfare

About the Book

The thrilling Newbery Medal–winning classic about a girl lost on the Alaskan tundra and how she survives with the help of a wolf pack.

Julie of the Wolves is a staple in the canon of children’s literature and the first in the Julie trilogy. The survival theme makes it a good pick for readers of wilderness adventures such as My Side of the MountainHatchet, or Island of the Blue Dolphins.

To her small village, she is known as Miyax; to her friend in San Francisco, she is Julie. When her life in the village becomes dangerous, Miyax runs away, only to find herself lost in the Alaskan wilderness.

Miyax tries to survive by copying the ways of a pack of wolves and soon grows to love her new wolf family. Life in the wilderness is a struggle, but when she finds her way back to civilization, Miyax is torn between her old and new lives. Is she the Miyax of her human village—or Julie of the wolves?

Don't miss any of the books in Jean Craighead George's groundbreaking series: Julie of the WolvesJulie, and Julie's Wolf Pack.

Critical Praise

★ “Jean George has captured the subtle nuances of Eskimo life, animal habits, the pain of growing up, and combines these elements into a thrilling adventure which is, at the same time, a poignant love story.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

★ “[Julie’s] patient, intelligent courting of the animals and her resourcefulness in keeping herself alive are meticulously observed.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“The evocatively written, empathetic story effectively evokes the nature of wolves and dramatizes how the traditional Eskimo way of life is giving way before the relentless onslaught of civilization.” — ALA Booklist

“The whole book has a rare, intense reality which the artist enhances beautifully with animated drawings.” — The Horn Book

“It is a book anyone who loves the outdoors will find hard to forget.” — Boston Globe

“[Jean Craighead George’s] novel is packed with expert wolf lore, its narrative beautifully conveying the sweeping vastness of tundra as well as many other aspects of the Arctic, ancient and modern, animal and human. It is refreshing to see the Arctic well portrayed through a woman’s eyes.” — New York Times

“Similar to Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Julie of the Wolves is a story about survival.” (from the article “15 Banned Books Every Tween and Teen Should Read”)Brightly

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060219437
  • ISBN 10: 0060219432
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 11/30/1972
  • Pages: 192
  • List Price:21.99 CAD
  • Ages: 8 to 12
  • BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters
  • BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
  • BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
  • BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Classics
  • BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Wolves & Coyotes
  • BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
  • BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
  • BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
  • BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Intermediate
  • BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American

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