Summer of the Wolves

by Polly Carlson-Voiles (Author)

Summer of the Wolves
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

* "A little gem of a book for all wild-hearted lovers of the natural world." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Julie of the Wolves meets Hatchet in this middle grade novel that follows twelve-year-old Nika and her seven-year-old brother, Randall, as they leave their California foster home to spend a summer with their long-lost uncle. There she finds an orphaned wolf pup in a cave, whose mother has been shot.

This compelling first novel explores themes of searching for family and finding a balance between caring for--and leaving alone--wild animals.

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Review quotes

Debut novelist Carlson-Voiles renders Nika's emotional turmoil and moral dilemmas with gentle, compassionate strokes...A little gem of a book for all wild-hearted lovers of the natural world.—Kirkus, starred review
Polly Carlson-Voiles

Polly Carlson-Voiles wrote and illustrated her award-winning first book, Someone Walks By. She has worked as a secondary special education and English teacher and has been a pup nanny at the International Wolf Center near her home in Ely, Minnesota, where on lucky nights she listens to the music of the wolves with her husband and dog.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780544022768
Lexile Measure
790
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
May 14, 2013
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002250 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Wolves & Coyotes
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV013050 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Orphans & Foster Homes
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV013010 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Adoption
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV006000 - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
Library of Congress categories
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