George, Jean Craighead                               Julie of the wolves                 GEO j ppb

While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaskaand is befriended by a wolf pack.

Hobbs, Will                                         Beardance                                          Bob ppb YA

While accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains, Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs survive the winter and, at the same time, completes his spirit mission. Sequel to "Bearstone."

Hobbs, Will                                         Beardstone                             Bob ppb YA

A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whosecaring ways help the boy become a man.

Mikaelsen, Ben                                 Touching Spirit Bear                          MIK j

After his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life. This gripping, graphic survival story from an award-winning writer paints an unsparing picture of one violent teen and offers a poignant testimony to the power of pain that can destroy and may also heal.

Paulsen, Gary                                                    Dogson                                                           j PAU

A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice,tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.