Summer of the Wolves

[set star] &quot;A little gem of a book for all wild-hearted lovers of the natural world.&quot; - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review<p></p><i>Julie of the Wolves</i> meets <i>Hatchet</i> in this middle grade novel that follows twelve-year-old Nika and her seven-year-old brother, Randall, as they leave their California foster home to spend a summer with their long-lost uncle. There she finds an orphaned wolf pup in a cave, whose mother has been shot. <p></p>This compelling first novel explores themes of searching for family and finding a balance between caring for - and leaving alone - wild animals.