Polar Boy
by Sandy Fussell
"The ancient ones whisper to me, Iluak," Nana says. "They talk about you. They say a bear is waiting." In the land of snow and ice, where the midwinter sun doesn't rise and it's black all day, Iluak is afraid. But he's not afraid of the darkness. He's afraid of whiter things.Polar Boy is an absorbing historical adventure by award-winning Australian author Sandy Fussell. Set in the 13th century, this coming-of-age novel is about an Inuit boy struggling with his destiny as saviour of his tribe. It was short-listed for the 2009 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. For more exciting junior fiction reads check out Sandy's other books, Jaguar Warrior and the Samurai Kids series.