Reviews

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

emry23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

gretel7's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

I probably would have loved this as a young person.  As an older person, this was just too fantasized and unrealistic. 

danicamidlil's review against another edition

3.0

I was a little surprised by the attempted rape. I was not expecting a scene like that in a Newbery winner. Am I getting stodgy? I feel a little strange knowing that this book is shelved in the children's area.

bookwormthatcantgrammar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.0

frissariss's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

2.25

lilac_cottage_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

magis1105's review against another edition

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

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

adventurous

5.0

tiadots's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0