alaska

Tales of encounters between Alaskan bears and man, stressing the destructive capabilities of bears.

Episodes in the life of Alaskan teenager, Norman Tuttle, as he grows from ages thirteen to fifteen, falls in love for the first time, and deepens his relationship with his father.

Nancy and George visit Anchorage, Alaska where George is kidnapped to warn Nancy off a case involving shipping magnate Henry Wilcox.

Presents a collection of autobiographical essays about the author's life in northern Alaska. Topics include Kanter's appreciation for his young daughter's understanding of language, meditations on the grandeur and severity of nature, and lamentations of a wilderness that is rapidly disappearing. Includes photographs.

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

Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story of school and village life amon the Athapascans in Alaska during 1948 when Miss Agnes arrived as the new teacher.

In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.

While on a fishing trip to Alaska, the Barclay family finds themselves held hostage by a group of criminals.