Young readers will see images of the amazing landforms--glaciers, mountains, and sprawling tundra; glimpse the North Country's distinctive creatures--musk oxen, grizzly bears, whales; learn about other cultures--Russian, Eskimo, Athabascan, Tlingit; and relate to the stories of the lives of their young Alaskan peers in cities and in the "bush."

In Fairbanks, Alaska, in the middle of the summer Little League baseball season, fifteen-year-old Luke is stunned when his mother confesses that she is wanted by the FBI for her role in the death of a student during an anti-Vietnam War protest thirty years ago.

Alcatraz Island is one of the most infamous places in American history. The maximum-security prison on the "Rock," once home to criminals like Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly, has long since captured our country's imagination. But what few people realize is that Alcatraz was not only home to criminals--it was home to many children, too! Over the years, the island has been home to the children of Native Americans, lighthouse keepers, military soldiers,...