Presents ten Native American stories which represent authentic retellings of traditional myths and folktales of the Haida tribe of the Northwest coast of Canada.
Shy fifteen-year-old Simon Jackson is rescued in the British Columbia wilderness by a white Kermode bear, or spirit bear, and begins a campaign to save the extremely endangered species from extinction.
Sixteen-year-old Alice MacLeod's life as an outcast begins to change when she experiments with being friends with different sorts of people, tries drinking alcohol and eating meat, and competes in the Miss Smithers beauty pageant.
Fifteen-year-old Alice keeps a diary as she struggles to cope with the embarrassments and trials of family, dating, school, work, small town life, and a serious case of "outcastitis.".
Discusses the reason the Alaska Highway was built, chronicles its planning and construction, and includes photographs, a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.
