George, Jean Craighead

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Tree castle island

2003
After building his own canoe, fourteen-year-old Jack Hawkins goes to try it out in his beloved Okefenokee Swamp, where an accident tests his survival skills and leads him to a shocking discovery.

The tarantula in my purse

and 172 other wild pets
1996
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.

Arctic son

1997
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.

Julie of the wolves

1974
Escaping from an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl gets lost on the Alaskan tundra and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Julie of the wolves

1997
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.

Winter moon

2001
A song sparrow, a mole, a bear, and an owl must struggle through the cold, harsh months of winter.

On the far side of the mountain

1992
Two years after Sam Gribley first ran away to live off the land, he is still on his own with his falcon, Frightful. His independent younger sister, Alice, lives in a treehouse of her own nearby. But suddenly, Sam's peaceful life is shattered. Frightful is confiscated by a conservation officer, and Alice disappears. To find them, Sam must leave his mountain refuge and track Alice across the Catskills as only he can do. The trail to the far side of the mountain may lead Sam to the two beings that matter most to him - or it may lead him into grave danger.

Autumn moon

2001
A deer in Connecticut, an alligator in Florida, and a wolf pack in Alaska all struggle for survival in September, October, and November respectively.

On the far side of the mountain

Sequel to my side of the mountain.

The moon of the chickarees

1992
Describes the activities of a mother red squirrel during the month of April as she nurtures her newborn babies in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

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