Hour of the Wolf

by Patricia Calvert

Vintage paperback

1 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

"We are all emigrants from the same country — the land of childhood. What I want to do is write about the journey all of us have taken — or are in the process of taking — from that special place."

Patricia Calvert celebrates her birthday on July 22nd. She grew up in the mountains of Montana, in what was "a magic world for any child, one in which lodgepole pines grew like arrows toward a sky that seemed always blue." Even though Ms. Calvert knew she wanted to be a writer when she was ten, it wasn't until her daughters were grown and had moved away from home and she and her husband moved to Minnesota that she concentrated on her writing.

Among her books, The Snowbird and Yesterday's Daughter have both been named to ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list. Glennis, Before and After received a Christopher Award. Betrayed! (Atheneum) appeared in 2002 and Robert E. Peary: To the Top of the World (Benchmark) in 2001. Most recently, Ms. Calvert has been focusing on nonfiction writing, bringing us biographies of Zebulon Pike and Kit Carson, as well as The Ancient Celts.

Reviews

[Books Kids Like · Rating 4 out of 5]

After Jake Mathiessen succumbs to the pressures of home and school by trying to commit suicide his parents ship him off to Alaska. They hope that a simpler lifestyle will ease the tensions in his life. Jake is certain they just want to be rid of the embarrassment he's caused them. Jake goes to live with Win Smalley, a veterinarian. He meets Danny Yumiat. Danny teaches Jake the art of dog sledding. When Danny commits suicide just before the Iditarod Dog Race, Jake decides to run the race as a goodbye gesture. Danny's sister, Kamina, decides to do the same thing. They start out as rivals but the hazards and hardships they share during the race help them become friends.
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