Northern Middle School & High School Books

The wild lands

Paul Greci
2019
ISBN: 9781250183583

After the government collapses and fires burn the wilderness, Travis and his younger sister, Jess, must travel hundreds of miles searching for some type of civilization.

Do not pass go

Kirkpatrick Hill
2007
ISBN: 9781416914006

When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were.

Norman Tuttle on the last frontier : a novel in stories

Tom Bodett
2004
ISBN: 9780679890317

Episodes in the life of Alaskan teenager, Norman Tuttle, as he grows from ages thirteen to fifteen, falls in love for the first time, and deepens his relationship with his father.

My name is not easy

by Debby Dahl Edwardson
2011
ISBN: 9780761459804

Alaskans Luke, Chickie, Sonny, Donna, and Amiq relate their experiences in the early 1960s when they are forced to attend a Catholic boarding school where, despite different tribal affiliations, they come to find a sort of family and home.

Leaving Protection

Will Hobbs
2004
ISBN: 9780688174750

Sixteen-year-old Robbie Daniels, happy to get a job aboard a troller fishing for king salmon off southeastern Alaska, finds himself in danger when he discovers that his mysterious captain is searching for long-buried Russian plaques that lay claim to Alaska and the Northwest.

Two old women : an Alaska legend of betrayal, courage, and survival

by Velma Wallis ; illustrations by Jim Grant ; editors : Lael Morgan, Virginia Sims, Kent Sturgis
1993
ISBN: 9780945397182

The story of the survival of two elderly women abandoned by a migrating tribe in the Arctic.

A Native lad : Benny Benson tells Alaska's story

story by Sarah Hurst ; illustrations by Peter Dunlap-Shohl [and others]
2010
ISBN: 9780982189696

Fighter in velvet gloves : Alaska civil rights hero, Elizabeth Peratrovich student/teacher

Annie Boochever with Roy Peratrovich Jr
2021
ISBN: 9781602233706

""No Natives Allowed!" blared the storefront sign at the young Tlingit Indian girl. The sting of those words would stay with Elizabeth Peratrovich all her life. They would also make her deter-mined to work for change. Years later, a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own eloquent message, one that helped change Alaska and the nation forever. Writ-ten in collaboration with Elizabeth's eldest son and only living child, Roy Peratrovich Jr., Fighter in Velvet Gloves tells the life story of this inspirational Alaskan and American hero, for readers 10 and up. This book is intended as a study guide for teachers and students to use with Fighter in Velvet Gloves"-- Provided by publisher.