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"Fools rush in...."

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I found this to be an interesting and exciting read despite the protagonist's obvious ineptitude and insufficiency for being the team's leader. She loves her animals and tries her very best, but she was not always equipped by nature physically or emotionally to guide and protect her team of dogs. To this day, I don't think that she can even comprehend that her Lead Dog "Douggie" was trying to get away from her when he ran off from his Lead responsibilities. Several times she makes bad decisions which endanger her team and their expedition. Despite that ineptitude, I got emotionally "hooked," and I found this book to be an exciting and fascinating read. It is also wonderfully-illustrated and well-explained. The overall map of the expedition route was helpful, although it was not always complete.

Riding with Pam	Customer Rating:
As I read this book, I felt like I was with Pam as she crossed Alaska. A truly well written book which gives the reader a wonderful insight into the beauty of Alaska and most of all into the human emotions of such an arduous journey. It is a book of truimph, beating all the odds!

Alone Across the Artic	Customer Rating:
Excellent true story, well told with many explanations so the reader understands what is going on.

GREAT, great story!

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This is a great book that will inspire you to be a stronger, more adventursome person than you might otherwise be. I like the way the author incorporates diary entries from her expedition, and also the text inserts including helpful background information that might otherwise have bogged down the flow of the story. I bought both this (the version for adults or teens) and the companion book, Big Enough Anna, which tells the same story in a manner appropriate for young children. Both are fantastic, and I plan to give copies to friends as gifts. Way to go, Pam Flowers!!!

Hard to put down	Customer Rating:
I needed something to read during the benchmarks, so I ran to the library during passing time and grabbed the first book I could find on mushing (I'm an addicted musher). I had a hard time putting it down. The pictures were wonderful, and the story was great. It was a pretty fast read, I finished it that day, but I enjoyed it. I've reread it twice since I bought my own copy.