The Breakfast Club meets Hatchet in this middle-grade novel about three kids who ditch detention to search for an elusive white wolf, who may have the magical powers they need to face their challenges and heal their hearts.

A story of adventure and friendship from James Bird, an author whose work is praised as "big-hearted" by School Library Journal

What do a raccoon, a skunk, and a moose have in common?

Okan, the raccoon, is a 13 year old whose mom works so hard he never sees her.

Sarah, the skunk, has been teased relentlessly about her body odor ever since her mom died.

And Marcus, the moose, is the bully, the rich kid who seems to have everything, except his parents' love.

When they hear a white wolf has been spotted in the nearby forest, this unlikely trio heads out on a quest that turns into an adventure of a lifetime.

Author: James Bird
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 09/30/2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250362407


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 06/23/2025
Booklist 07/01/2025 pg. 84

About the Author
James Bird is the author of The Brave, The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls, and No Place Like Home, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, praised by SLJ in a starred review as "a big-hearted story of growing up through hardship." He is also a screenwriter and director at the independent film company, Zombot Pictures. A California native of Ojibwe descent, he now lives in Massachusetts with his wife, the author and actor Adriana Mather, and their son.