In the wilderness of culture conflict, maturation, and Alaska, three teenagers struggle to control their lives… Catherine and Cal are starting their high school senior year in a small, isolated fishing town, and Paul is beginning his seventh-grade adventure. All must decide how to meet the many worlds of society and nature menacing their snug, routine lives. But brewing conditions of events beyond their control force them to confront decisions that shatter their realms of familiarity and expected futures-problems with ethnic identity, love, and unforeseen disasters. In this setting, they are increasingly confronted by the world of the Outside-life elsewhere beyond home-which they know little about, and are torn between its appeal and their suspicion. What is waiting for them after the school year ends, and how will they find answers to the pressing question, "Who am I?" Length: 60,078 words; 248 pages.
