Julie (George novel)
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| Author | Jean Craighead George |
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| Illustrator | Wendell Minor |
| Country | United States |
| Series | Julie of the Wolves |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins[1] |
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Publication date
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1994 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 226 pp[1] |
| ISBN | 0-06-023528-4 |
| OCLC | 28798256 |
| LC Class | PZ7.G2933 Ju 1994[1] |
| Preceded by | Julie of the Wolves |
| Followed by | Julie's Wolf Pack |
Julie is a children's novel by Jean Craighead George, published in 1994, about a young Iñupiaq girl experiencing the changes forced upon her culture from outside. It is the sequel to Julie of the Wolves (1973) and the prequel to Julie's Wolf Pack (1997).
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Background
Jean Craighead George said that her son, Craig, had moved to Barrow, Alaska, and that Jean had visited Craig and his family almost every year, learning about the people and the country from Craig and his Eskimo friends. Eventually, she felt compelled to write a sequel to Julie of the Wolves entitled simply Julie.[2]
Plot summary
The story begins ten minutes after the last book ends[2] and has three parts.
Kapugen, the Hunter
Amy, the Wolf Pup
Julie goes back to the pack and witnesses a new cub. She names it Amy after her friend in San Francisco.
Miyax, the Young Woman
Reception
Hazel Rochman of The New York Times wrote, "As in the first book, what's glorious is the lyrical nature writing."[3]
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