I really couldn't stay focused in it. It lost my attention really easily. It was boring. It was not what I expected and was confusing. ( )

I really couldn't stay focused in it. It lost my attention really easily. It was boring. It was not what I expected and was confusing. ( )

An outcast boy and a young wolf have only each other against an Ice Age winter . . .

Kai burns to become a hunter and to earn a rightful place among his people. But that can never be. He was born with a club foot. It is forbidden for him to use or even touch a hunter’s sacred weapons.

Cut off from the other boys, Kai turns to his true friends, the yellow wolves, for companionship. They have not forgotten the young human they nurtured as an abandoned infant. When Kai discovers a motherless cub in the pack, he risks everything to save her, bringing her back to live with him.

But as winter draws near, Kai’s wolf grows ever more threatening in the eyes of the People. When the worst happens, Kai knows that they must leave for good. Together, they embark on a journey into the north—a place of unimaginable danger—that tests the power of friendship and the will to survive.

Award-winning author Susan Williams Beckhorn delivers a tale set in Paleolithic times. Inspired by modern discoveries, Susan’s careful research creates a vivid picture of a time when the first wolves came to live with humans and forged a bond that lives on to this day.

Early African tribal life, with all its superstitions, presented through the eyes of "curse" boy who befriends a wolf cub. The boy is cursed because of a deformed leg, making him too slow to be a hunter.

This is an excellent story of human determination, perseverance, longing, love, fear, and even cruelty. We see the outcast attempt to overcome his tribes fear of his deformity. We also see true humanity in some tribal members, who refuse to treat him poorly.

This is a great story, with an even better message! Although a junior level story, it is great for any age. ( )

THE WOLF’S BOY by Susan Williams Buckhorn tells the compelling story of a boy and his wolf set during the Ice Age.

Born with a clubfoot, baby Kai is left for the wolves. Miraculously he survives and forms a special bond with the wolf pack. Although shunned by his people, the boy develops a relationship with a homeless wolf cub and the pair journey into dangerous, unknown territory.

From fascinating rock art to amazing Paleolithic creatures, this carefully researched novel will bring the prehistoric time period to life for young readers.

Librarians will find a large audience among middle grade youth who enjoy action-adventure stories. The Paleolithic time period will be a particular draw as well as the animal story.

To learn more about the author, go to http://suebeckhorn.com.

Published by Disney-Hyperion on June 7, 2016. ARC courtesy of the publisher. ( )