At 13, Miyax (as she's known to her fellow Eskimos) decides to flee her village. She has already lost her parents and has now become trapped in an unhappy marriage. She sets out hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal, Amy, who calls her Julie, Miyax's "gussak" (white) name. But once she's outside the safety of the village, Miyax/Julie becomes lost in the Alaskan wilderness. She is eventually accepted (and aided) by a pack of wolves that becomes her new "family." This story of strength and survival won the Newbery Medal in 1973. Don't miss the two sequels JULIE and JULIE'S WOLF PACK.