Gray Wolf

by Zona Crabtree

Written and illustrated by Missouri author Zona Carbtree, GRAY WOLF takes place in the early 1700's in eastern America. A young Indian girl who was stolen from her people by white trappers is rescued by a boy from another tribe. After she winters with the tribe, two young warriors take her through the wilderness back to her own tribe. They not only have to battle the harsh weather and unknown territory, but the white men find their trail.

118 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Kitty Sutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gray Wolf is the beginning of a saga. It opens with us getting to know Little Bear who is out one day in the forest when he witnesses a group of men who have captured a young Native girl. The girl is not of his tribe, but he helps her escape anyway. Little Bear becomes attracted to her while she lives with his family for several weeks through the hard winter. However, she must go home because her people have given her up for dead. Little Bear's older brother, Gray Wolf, is chosen to escort the girl back home along with another more experienced warrior and the possibility that they will not make it to her tribe becomes very real when a deadly chase ensues after the traveling group is observed by the original three white men. Protection comes from an unexpected source.

I liked this book very much and it will be interesting to read the other installments in the saga. In the line-up is The Travelers, White Dove, and The Return. I hope to read and review them all. Kudos for Zona Crabtree.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very good tale about a young Indian boy’s passage from boy into man and the adventures he has along the way.