Troubled by changes in his Alaskan village, 14-year-old Russell Suskitt seeks the counsel of the village elder - and only dog team owner. After his training in the ancient arts of hunting with bow and lance, handling sled dogs, and surviving arctic dangers, Russell embarks upon his lonely search for Eskimo manhood.
©1985 Gary Paulsen; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC
"Unusual and moving ... a remarkable book." (Library Journal)
"Codie, Jr High Teacher"
I Like this book, but this particular narrator reads the book particularly slow, with long pauses. My students became bored with this narration, and I had to take over reading the book orally.