Compelling and intense, a novel giving a new light to what it means to live in the tundras of Alaska. This of course isn’t the first book Jean has written about adventures in the wilderness. His other book My Side of the Mountain shows great strengths in survival and explanations on how to live in the deciduous wilderness, but not as much depth perception of the main character. But, in Julie of the Wolves Jean goes into full backstory about Miyax the 13 year old eskimo runaway. The story launches the reader right into the actions from the first page. Miyax or Julie, as called by her pen pal in San Francisco, ends up in the harsh weather in the North Slopes of Alaska, after running away from her abusive husband Daniel. Throughout many excruciating
