I first read this in 3rd/4th (?) grade while looking for something to read in the school library, it eventually turned into one of the all time favorite books, really the book the started my lifetime love of books. A "classic" coming of age story of a young Eskimo girl and her first time running the Iditarod race, dealing with her personal fears and endurance, natural trials of the Alaskan wild, as well as old and new friendships discovered along the way.

Black Star, Bright Dawn had a way of bringing me into its own world, one of those books where you ceased to be simply reading words on paper, but lived along with Bright Dawn; facing everything she endured right along with her. Vividly written in a prose of a classic storyteller, it's turned into a book I still remember dearly even after so many books in between.

I'd recommend it to any young reader, especially young girls. ( )

I loved this book when i was in seventh grade. It is adventurous for girls. The book shows what kind of endurance it takes for some dreams to be achieved. ( )