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Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
Update: I am a bit confused by the ending of this story. The author takes so much time to develop Miyax's resolve to staying in the wild, living the Eskimo way, only to throw all of that out on the very last page, and in the very last sentence of the story! It just rang so untrue to the rest of the story and felt like it was purely a "gussak" point of view, which is contrary to all the attention and respect paid to the traditions of the Eskimo's way of life through-out the rest of the story.
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I am reading this aloud to my 9 year-old. I am so squeamish when it comes to descriptions of animal slaughter, so at times this has been a bit difficult for me to read! However, Jean Craighead George gives magnificent descriptions of life on the tundra and of the wolf pack and their world. Julie (or Miyax, as is her Inuit name) is a completely engaging character and is the perfect storyteller.
I did read ahead a bit and was very saddened to read that the lead wolf Amiroq is shot and killed by hunters in an airplane...and even more saddened to find out that one of the hunters is Miyax's father, whom she idolizes but thinks is dead.
In addition, Miyax, is attacked by her arranged-marriage husband Daniel, who is described in the book as "dull". In a fit of rage over being teased for not being able to mate with his wife, Daniel attacks Miyax and attempts to rip off her clothes and kiss her. I skipped over much of this part in tonight's reading, reading only enough to explain why Miyax flees into the wilderness.
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I am reading this aloud to my 9 year-old. I am so squeamish when it comes to descriptions of animal slaughter, so at times this has been a bit difficult for me to read! However, Jean Craighead George gives magnificent descriptions of life on the tundra and of the wolf pack and their world. Julie (or Miyax, as is her Inuit name) is a completely engaging character and is the perfect storyteller.
I did read ahead a bit and was very saddened to read that the lead wolf Amiroq is shot and killed by hunters in an airplane...and even more saddened to find out that one of the hunters is Miyax's father, whom she idolizes but thinks is dead.
In addition, Miyax, is attacked by her arranged-marriage husband Daniel, who is described in the book as "dull". In a fit of rage over being teased for not being able to mate with his wife, Daniel attacks Miyax and attempts to rip off her clothes and kiss her. I skipped over much of this part in tonight's reading, reading only enough to explain why Miyax flees into the wilderness.