Black Star, Bright Dawn — Scott O'Dell

Enter a World of Ice and Snow -- and Adventure....

Her name was Bright Dawn, a teenage Eskimo girl. He was Black Star, part husky but mostly wolf, with ice-blue eyes. Together, they were a team--about to begin the famous Iditarod dogsled race through the cold wilds of Alaska.

Bright Dawn couldn't believe it when her father asked her to take his place in the race. She didn't think she could do it: the trail was one thousand miles long between Anchorage and Nome, with unforeseen hazards along the entire route.

Bright Dawn had Black Star and she knew he would lead her to the finish line. But neither she nor her dog expected a cold, blinding white-out, a belligerent bull moose, ice that could crack and splinter at any time, and much more. Soon Bright Dawn was not only depending on Black Star for the race, but for her life....