Dogsong
Paulsen has run the Iditarod race, a 1049 mile dogsled trek across Alaska, twice. Gary Paulsen's telling of Russel and the dogs and their mythic, majestical runs sings a song of its own.\ \ A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.\
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IN THE OLD DAYS THERE WERE SONGSSomething is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up.Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare him for what he must do alone. Driven by a strange, powerful dream of a long-ago self and by a burning desire to find his own song, Russel takes Oogruk's dogs on an epic journey of self-discovery that will change his life forever.A Newbery Honor BookAn ALA Best Book for Young AdultsAn ALA Notable BookA School Library Journal Best BookThe Mailbox - Deborah Zink RoffinoIn this Newbery Honor book, 13-year-old Russel Susskit heeds the words of a wise Eskimo shaman and leaves his familir village to begin a journey of self-discovery. The thoughtful plot is laced with physically profound scenes, realistic and savage, as the young man learns to survive in the cold white reality of the wilderness.
\ Deborah Zink RoffinoIn this Newbery Honor book, 13-year-old Russel Susskit heeds the words of a wise Eskimo shaman and leaves his familir village to begin a journey of self-discovery. The thoughtful plot is laced with physically profound scenes, realistic and savage, as the young man learns to survive in the cold white reality of the wilderness. \ — The Mailbox\ \ \ \ \ Children's Literature\ - Marilyn Courtot\ A widely praised and reviewed book, Dogsong is the tale of Russel Susskit, an Eskimo teenage boy who makes a 1400 mile trek with the last remaining dog team in his village. Russel is drawn to the old ways and to the village shaman who helps him prepare for the trek on which he hopes to find his own song. It is an epic journey that will forever change Russel's life. A Newbery Honor Book.\ \ \ From the Publisher"Unusual and moving...a remarkable book." — School Library Journal, starred review\ \
