"Ice Dogs" was another adventurous story by Terry Lynn Johnson. Although I didn't enjoy it as much as "Dog Driven", which I loved, it was still an entertaining novel. Having been to Alaska, I could easily picture the setting and was impressed with Victoria's survival skills as she battled against the hardships of the unforgiving environment. Chris made me smile with his laid-back view of life and, of course, I adored the dogs, especially Bean.

A great middle-grade read. ( )

Ice dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson, an excellent survival dog story for primary and secondary school age levels (and adults who never stopped reading children's/young adult fiction). A great story often includes sentences I can relate to, descriptive words and plays on emotions. Though I have not experienced the same things, I can connect via similar events. ( )

If you liked Hatchet, read it! ( )

If you liked Hatchet, read it! ( )

I did not like this as much as my GR friends, who all gave it 5 stars. 14-year old Victoria is a musher, following in the footsteps of her deceased father. She is at odds with her mother, and has bonded with her dogs. When she hears there is an opportunity to gain some quality dogs for her team, she heads off to a fellow musher's home, not realizing a blizzard is brewing. Victoria finds a boy named Chris, unconscious and bleeding from a head wound, who has crashed his snowmobile into a tree. They get lost, and have to battle their way back to safety. Her growing relationship with Chris and bond with the dogs is fairly well done, but I did not care for the rest of her relationships. ( )