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Gary Paulsen’s Dogsong:

Dogsong, by Gary Paulsen is a marvelous book about a boy in a small Eskimo village. He learns to lead sled dogs and goes on a marvelous adventure. Russel Susskit, an Eskimo teenager wants to have his journey to manhood by surviving in the Arctic winter. Throughout the way, Russel Susskit encounters dangerous situations, and he has to persevere throughout the entire journey. My favorite part is definitely when Russel learns how to ride on a sled being pulled by dogs. The marvelous detail teaches people the tradition of Eskimos and their adventures. The vocabulary is interesting because there’s so much of it. The man versus nature conflicts makes surviving seem impossible. Have you ever wondered what it is like for the Eskimos? Dogsong, by Gary Paulsen is a marvelous book that will answer that question.

Will H.