by Scott O’Dell
First published 1988
Bright Dawn's father, a veteran dogsled racer, is injured and unable to compete in the grueling Iditarod. Determined to save her family's honor, Bright Dawn enters the race herself, mushing a team of huskies across the treacherous Alaskan wilderness. As she battles blizzards, wild animals, and other racers, Bright Dawn discovers an inner strength she never knew she had.
Genres: family-life, historical-fiction, adventure
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: determined-protagonist, found-family
Setting: Alaska
Period: 20th-century
112 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Fawcett