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1) Bone yard
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English
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When they are assigned to create a fire break to contain a wildfire burning near Denali National Park in Alaska, Amalia Rendon's crew of elite Firestormers runs into a problem--a small village of stubborn people living off the land who do not want to leave their homes and are too ready to dismiss the danger to their lives.
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Series
Nancy Drew diaries volume 2
Language
English
Description
Having recently disembarked from the Arctic Star cruise ship, Nancy, Bess, and George suffer a series of near-misses before realizing that the unexplained mayhem that occurred aboard the ship has followed them onto dry land.
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English
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Returning to her small Alaska home town after her bipolar best friend's death, Corey uncovers chilling secrets about the townspeople and their treatment of Kyra prior to her drowning.
When Corey moves away from Lost Creek, Alaska, she makes her friend Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return. Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones, saying...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Following their mother's death in the Covid-19 pandemic, twelve-year-old twins Nicky and Josie move with their father to an isolated island in Alaska, where Nicky embraces her new life, learning about the forests from her cousin, but Josie seems determined to turn herself into a radical environmentalist, with little consideration for the people on the island and the economic woes the pandemic has caused.
7) Swift
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Johnny has wanted to help Pa and their dog Swift hunt for the winter's meat almost since he was born, but when a grizzly's lightning attack mangles Pa's leg, Johnny and Swift have to make their way through the forest and down the river to bring back help--and a wounded bear attacks with no warning.
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Nita Dara is one of ten eighth graders who has already won a scholarship to attend the Alaska Young Explorers program and learn explorer skills in an Alaskan wilderness camp; but the program is also a competition and the winner will get 5000 dollars--money that Nita's family could really use--but on the final challenge she is paired with the super-competitive Sohail Aman, and the challenge turns deadly when they find themselves lost in the fog while...
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Series
Hometown hunters collection volume 3
Publisher
Evergreen Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When Dré and his father go on a hunting trip, everything seems to go wrong: from a near plane crash to an avalanche. Then Dré and his dad find themselves hunted by a giant Kodiak brown bear and wondering if they'll live to tell the tale.
11) Sunrise summer
Author
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Each summer, a young girl and her family travel to remote Egegik, Alaska, where they join a salmon fishing crew.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In Mollys Awesome Alaska Guide, Molly shares all about her life in Qyah, Alaska. In this colorful paperback, written by Molly herself, you can meet her family and friends, explore Mollys community, learn about her Alaska Native culture, and check out all the cool things there are to do in Alaska. From dog sledding in the wintertime to berry picking in the summer, theres always a new adventure around the corner. "--
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Series
Time dogs volume 01
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Follow the dogs Baxter, Trevor, Newton, Maia and Titch as they are transported back in time to 1925 Alaska, now as puppies, and must help Balto complete his mission: deliver medicine during the diphtheria outbreak.
16) The dog's meow
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Mina takes in an abandoned kitten in the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska, her team of sled dogs raise the kitten to pant like a dog, play fetch like a dog, and even want to become a sled dog herself.
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English
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The magic tree house has returned and it s taking Jack and Annie back in time to Alaska, 1925. There they meet Balto, a jet-black Siberian husky destined to save victims of the diphtheria epidemic. But the trail isn t easy, and Balto is going to need Jack and Annie s help!
18) Gentle Ben
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Language
English
Description
Traces the friendship between a boy and a bear in the rugged Alaskan Territory.
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Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Stranded by a catastrophic earthquake in the Alaskan wilderness, four teen campers observe ominous military activity in the distance and realize that no rescue is forthcoming, forcing them to struggle to survive during a hike back home to an America under siege.
20) Painter and Ugly
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Painter and Ugly, two sled dogs who are inseparable best friends, are put on different teams for the Junior Iditarod, but they manage to find their way back to one another for the big race.