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Togo
by Robert J Blake Alaska Reading? Perseverance in
Biography
Grades 2 –6 Alaska Children’s
Togo’s team travelled over 350
miles across the ice pack to pick
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Nome. An inspirational story of
canine courage and perseverance.

Stickeen: John Muir and the

Brave Little Dog Checkout audio books and
By John Muir retold by Donnell
Rubay e-books from the Alaska Digital
Illus. by Christopher Canyon
Memoir Library at
Grades 2 –6
A beautifully illustrated version https://adl.overdrive.com/library/kids
of John Muir’s Stickeen: a tale of
human and canine courage in
stormy Southeast Alaskan condi-
tions on a glacier.

Storm Run: The Story of the

First Woman to Win the
Iditarod Sled Dog Race
by Libby Riddles Xtra Tuff Alaska
Illus. By Shannon Cartwright
Autobiography
Book List
Grades 2 –6
A compelling account of her early A selection of children’s
life and the race in which Libby literature featuring
Riddles became first woman to
win the Iditarod. Alaskan characters with
grit and perseverance.

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Gillian Edwards
Middle Grade Books
Diamond Willow
By Helen Frost
Realistic Fiction, Novel in Verse
Grades 4 - 8
Willow is a little different from
her classmates: she’d rather spend
time with her dog team than oth-
er people. When she is stranded
in the wilderness, Willow must
fight to keep herself and her dogs
alive. The story is told in dia-
mond shaped poems with hidden
messages on each page.
Ice Dogs
By Terry Lynn Johnson
Realistic Fiction
Grades 4 - 8
Lost in the wilderness with her
dog team and a hapless city boy,
Victoria uses the skills father
taught her to keep them all alive.
An action packed tale of dog sled-
ding and survival. If you like
dogs, you’ll love this book.
Jack London and the
Klondike Gold Rush
By Peter Lourie
Illus. By Wendell Minor
Biography
Grades 3 - 8
It’s amazing what people will do for
gold! Only the toughest prospectors
made it over the Chilkoot pass and
down the river to Dawson. The story
of Jack London’s journey to Dawson
and season in the goldfields is in-
formative and entertaining.
Surviving Bear Island
By Paul Greci
Realistic Fiction
Grades 4 - 7
When a sea kayak camping trip with
his father turns to disaster, Tom is
stranded alone on remote Bear Island
with only a small survival kit. Can he
survive? If you enjoyed Hatchet, by
Gary Paulsen you’ll love this book.
Toughboy and
Sister
By Kirkpatrick Hill
Historical Fiction
Grades 4 - 6
Stranded at their summer
fish camp, Toughboy and
Sister learn to fend for themselves and
come to appreciate the traditional skills
of their people. A survival story that is
suspenseful and hopeful.
Water Sky
By Jean Craighead George
Realistic Fiction
Grades 3 - 6
Lincoln travels to Barrow to spend time
with a famous Inupiat whaling captain.
Life on the ice is dangerous and unpre-
dictable but Lincoln is strong and a
quick learner. An exciting story of life
in the far north and the importance of
whaling traditions to the Inupiat peo-
ple.
The Wind is Not a River
By Arnold Griese
Historical Fiction
Grades 3 - 7
Sasan and Sidak are the only people not
in the village when the Japanese cap-
ture Attu during World War II. They
face their predicament with courage,
compassion and ingenuity and come up
with a plan to help their people.