Carlson-Voiles, Polly. Summer of the Wolves.

Carlson-Voiles, Polly.  Summer of the Wolves.  Houghton Mifflin   343p $15.99 978-0-547-74591-6       ms/hs       VG         

Nika and Randall have been in the foster-care system for a while after the death of their mother. When their long lost uncle comes back to the country after one of his trips to study wolves, they are invited to come up to Minnesota for a visit.

This is the story of a young girl who feels lost after the death of a parent.  She tries to rebuild her sense of family and her place in life.  She has to deal with an entirely new environment and way of life.  The people she meets and the activities she undertakes help her to come to grips with herself.  The hardest adjustment is the realization of the importance of allowing wild animals to maintain their freedom from human interference.

This is a good read for anyone interested in the environment or wildlife management.

Orphans-Fiction, Wolves-Fiction, Minnesota-Fiction, Wilderness-Fiction, Family life-Fiction                                         --Linda McNeil