Mary Peace Finley
Award-winning author of books for young people
Benjamin Franklin Award,
Publishers Marketing Association
"Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction"
Colorado Independent Publishers Association Award
EVVY Book Award Winner
A coming-of-age adventure novel set in 1845 amid
pending war between Mexico and the United States.
Mexican-raised Julio Montoya continues the search
for his Anglo origins begun in "Soaring Eagle." On
his journey from Bent's Fort to Independence,
Missouri, Julio is attacked by a grizzly, treated by a
Cheyenne healer, left to die by Texas freebooters,
captured by Pawnee, and protected by a powerful spirit.
Product Description:
Published September, 2000
ISBN: 0-86541-053-4 (hardcover), 216 pp;
O-86541-058-5 (paperback), 216 pp.
Novel Talk: A Teacher’s Guide for White Grizzly is available from Filter Press Books
Ann N. Black’s book of plays includes White Grizzly. Readers Theatre for Middle Grade
School Boys. Teacher Ideas Press, an imprint of Libraries Press, 2008.
© Mary Peace Finley 2012
