Summary of I am The Ice Worm

Easley, MaryAnn. (1998). I am the Ice Worm. America. Highlights Press.

Allison, a 14 year old girl. Allison's parents are divorced. She's been living with her father in southern California, but she's tired for her status and decides to go to Alaska to see her mom who's teaching in a small village in Alaska. On the way a lot happens. Her pilot dies when their plane crashes. She is stranded until an Indian rescues her and takes her to his village where she learns to survive. Allison is far from ready for the intense culture shock. A true child of the ease and comfort of southern California, she can't get used to the smelly, dirty dwelling and the smelly, dirty people. They don't even have a bathroom or running water.

In the village she meets a boy named Matu. He is 13 years olds and she convinces him to take her to the coast. So they saddle the dogs up and head out. When they make a stop at another village, Allison meets a girl named Oolik who can't hear or speak. She meets a woman name Siki who has a baby. When disaster falls upon the village, Oolik and Allison wake everyone up to help. -RahmaTalifta-