Ordinary Wolves (Paperback)

from Rdra1962

This was a great read. Cutak and his family are living as natives in Alaska, but they are White, from Chicago, and therefore they face ridicule and serious discrimination. Their father, an artist, has them living off the land in a sod dwelling, and their mother has long fled back to the States. T...

from juniperSun

Kantner writes in a voice and setting unique in this world of boilerplate novels, yet his character, Cutuk, elicits a recognition from us. Surely we have all moved through our teen years with a sense of uncertainty about who we are, a need to find where we belong and how to fit in. The village di...

from judygreeneyes

One of my favorite reads of 2009. The writing was so evocative -- I could smell, taste, feel the igloo, the caribou, the snow, the air... it was a rare glimpse into a completely foreign way of life.

from judygreeneyes

One of my favorite reads of 2009. The writing was so evocative -- I could smell, taste, feel the igloo, the caribou, the snow, the air... it was a rare glimpse into a completely foreign way of life.

from jlizzy

Excellent book on many levels - coming of age story, wilderness survival, cultural changes. Highly recommended