Recounts the events of a decisive summer for a Tsimshian Indian boy growing up in Alaska in the 1940's.

Although the Alaskan earthquake brought tragedy to many families in the fishing village, for a sixteen-year-old boy, his family, and the girl who

Discusses moose, sheep, fish, musk-ox, bear, ice worms, narwhal, and northern lights.

Combines Alaska adventures and teenage life in the 1970s. It is the story of Pam Walker, Tom Lerner, and their junior high school biology teacher