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KANTER,S.
Critics have compared this debut novel to the works of Jack London. the plot: Abe Hawcly settled in the wilderness of remote Alaska in the early 1970's. His wife returned to civilization, leaving him with three children to raise and educate. Cutuk, the youngest, grows up intimately connected to nature. His lifestyle in the igloo with his siblings is so basic that it is alien even to the Native Americans in the nearby town who prefer the modern trappings of tvs and snowmobiles.
After being home-schooled for most of his life, Cutuk attends the public high school where he, just like any other boy, falls for a girl.
Discriminated against because he is white, he eventually tries to live in Anchorage with a friend but finds urban life confusing. Cutuk returns to his simple life. An engrossing read.
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