A good read for younger ones - Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O’Dell. The story of a young Alaskan woman who comes to the rescue of her father after he becomes too ill to race in the annual dog sled run through the state of Alaska. Bright Dawn, the daughter’s name, at the age of seventeen beats the odds in the competition to win $50,000. She goes from fortieth place to neck and neck to the finish line. Will she win? The reader learns that winning the gold is not the only award that is important (I won’t give it away to you). Bright Dawn goes through the Alaskan version of the French Tour de France with her own “bicycle,” her lead dog, Black Star. The two go off-course near the end of the race, but somehow manage to pass everyone else when they realize that all of the other teams made the wrong turn in the course. Prior to the final leg of the race, Bright Dawn meets snow, blizzard, moose in the trail, and other challenges. Of course we witness Bright Star’s constant sportsmanship of helping other racers when they are derailed, dogs get sick, and weather conditions require her to build an igloo for safety with others. This is a very fast read that has a nice message in the end. If you have a nephew or niece, get this book for their library. Cute!
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