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Author
Series
Treasures of Nome volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"She's always determined to be the stable, reliable one. But now her commitment may destroy her. On the surface, Whitney Powell is happy working with her sled dogs and welcoming the new additions to her family through her sisters' marriages and an upcoming birth. But her life is full of complications, including an estranged father, that have her on the edge of losing control. Growing up, she was the strong sister, and she can't give that up now.When...
2) Sunrise
Author
Series
Sky King Ranch volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A decade after leaving his family's bush pilot operation to become a Pararescue Jumper, Dodge Kingston is back home in Alaska. He hadn't counted on meeting up again with Echo, a girl with a spirit as free as the sky. When she goes missing, he hopes all her skills will keep her safe until he can reach her-and that she'll accept his help when he does"--
5) Eight below
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An American geologist flies to Antarctica to participate in a project at the United States Research Base. Once there, he teams up with arctic guide Jerry Shepard and his best friend, Cooper. The scientist soon discovers that Shepard also has eight other valuable friends -- a pack of sled dogs he's worked with for years, who have rescued him from a number of tight spots. As the three men explore a frozen mountain region, an unexpected accident coupled...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Up north,
the summers are brief --
and winter, like death,
is cold and long . . .
Recovering from knee surgery that will cause her to miss the upcoming dogsled racing season, champion "musher" Jessie Arnold feels empty and bored -- so she grabs an opportunity to fill her days manning the Iditarod booth at the Alaska State Fair. But murder becomes an attraction here as well -- an especially brutal one -- when the corpse of a small-time hoodlum...
Author
Series
Alaskan hearts volume 2
Publisher
Partridge & Pear Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This quiet librarian is about to become the main character of her own real-life adventure story... Anchorage librarian Scarlett Cole has always preferred to live out her adventures within the pages of her favorite books. That all changes when she befriends junior musher Lauren, who presents her with the opportunity of a lifetime--stop reading about the Iditarod and actually get out there to race! With her career now on the line and only one chance...
Author
Series
Men of T-FLAC. Wright Family volume 5
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Lily Munroe thought she had married an honest, dependable man, but she was painfully mistaken. It didn't take long for her once-loving husband to become a secretive stranger-mixing with shady people and even shadier dealings. Although Lily nursed him through a sudden terminal illness, her marriage was over long before he passed away. During that difficult time, only her passion for the exhilarating Iditarod race across Alaska gave her something to...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Describes the author's experiences as a middle-aged mom whose initial resolve to train for and complete the Iditarod failed when her dogs refused to finish the race, detailing how she overcame daunting challenges to succeed during a second attempt. --Publisher's description.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Murder on the Iditarod Trail is a gripping mystery set during Alaska's world-famous Iditarod: a grueling eleven-hundred-mile dogsled race across hazardous Arctic terrain. It is an arduous sport, but not a deadly one. But suddenly the top Iditarod contestants are dying in bizarre ways: first a veteran musher smashes into a tree, then competitors begin turning up dead, with each murder more brutal than the last. State trooper Alex Jensen begins a homicide...
20) Lead, follow or get out of the way: unconventional sled dog secrets of an Alaskan Iditarod champion
Author
Publisher
Ididaride Pub
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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