iditarod (race)

Text and illustrations look at the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.

"May sets out on the last great race on earth as excited as only a good sled dog could be with 1,049 miles of trail ahead of her. Then a mishap leaves the little sled dog lost and alone in the wilds of Alaska. Not particularly wise, brave, or big, May will somehow have to find her way home. It will take all her fortitude to do so."-- Jacket flap.

A blend of fact and fiction introduces readers to the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.

A blend of fact and fiction introduces readers to the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska.

"Set in the Alaskan wilds, the Iditarod is one of the most extreme races on the planet. As the musher and leader of a high-powered dog sledding team, choosing the right dog is just the first of your important decisions. From there, each choice you make will affect whether you come in first, fifth, last, or not at all. YOU CHOOSE how this adventure ends"--Provided by the publisher.

Part adventure, part love story, and part inquiry into the mystery of the connection between humans and dogs, this book is a memoir of a woman, her dogs, and what can happen in the place between daring and doubt. Debbie Clarke Moderow ran the Alaskan Iditarod with her sled dogs in 2003 and 2005.