Illustrated by Wendell Minor. HarperTrophy, 1996 edition. 226 pages. ISBN: 0064405737.
In the sequel to her 1973 Newbery Medal winner,
Julie of the Wolves,
Jean Craighead George reacquaints readers with the Eskimo title character, who herself becomes reacquainted with her father, Kapugen, a man she hasn't seen since childhood. He was once a traditional Eskimo who lived in the wilderness with wolves just as she did (in
Julie of the Wolves), but times have changed. For one, he's married to a white woman now, and for another, he owns both a snowmobile and a plane. In fact it's the same plane that killed Amaroq, the leader of the wolf pack that helped Julie survive during her time in the wilderness.
Kapugen makes a living and supports his village by raising musk oxen for their fur. Wolves prey on the oxen, which is why Kapugen killed Amaroq, not knowing he was Julie's friend, and now that the wolf pack has followed Julie to the village and killed an ox, Kapugen gives his long-lost daughter an ultimatum: either she leads her wolves back into the wilderness or he will take care of them himself.
The Horn Book calls
Julie a "strong and compelling adventure"; George completed her heroine's journey in 1997 with
Julie's Wolf Pack.
—Robert Cass
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