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.

ISBN: 9780060219437
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Nov 30, 1972
List price: $23.99
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 5.800 in (w) x 8.550 in (h) x 0.850 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Wolves, Coyotes & Wild Dogs
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Classics

Jean Craighead George

Biography

Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.

John Schoenherr

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.

ISBN: 9780060219437
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Nov 30, 1972
List price: $23.99
No of pages: 192
Trim Size: 5.800 in (w) x 8.550 in (h) x 0.850 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Wolves, Coyotes & Wild Dogs
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Classics

Jean Craighead George

Biography

Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.

John Schoenherr