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Julie of the Wolves by John Schoenherr, Jean Craighead George

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magis1105's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

crystal_reading's review against another edition

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2.0

I initially read this as a sixth grader. I remember that I thought it was a good survival story, but I don't remember much else except that there was a scene of sexual assault in there too.

****Spoiler below

Re-reading it, I am seeing through a different lens. I am asking, who wrote this and what kind of knowledge does she have of the Alaskan people she has in the story? Also, the end was so incredibly sad to me. The time of the Eskimo is over??? What a horrific last line. So I searched a bit online and found this review http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/IKS/HAIL/JulieWolves.html posted on the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. In it, I found that there are many inaccuracies in the book.

I am sure George did her research, but it may have been helpful to have more native people review the story and help with the revisions.

patty9turtle9's review against another edition

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adventurous

5.0

tiadots's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

kleedc73's review against another edition

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2.0

The premise of this book was interesting but I just didn't connect all that well with the main character. She flip-flopped a little too readily from one extreme to another in terms of her lifestyle, dreams and ambitions.