This is a touching picture book about the determination of one particular sled dog, Akiak. This particular Iditarod was her last race because of the dog’s old age. During the beginning of the race she gets injured and is unable to continue with the team. During the night, she escapes the dog hospital and takes off into the Alaskan terrain to find her team and lead them to victory. She finally meets up with them and points them in the direction of the finish line, where the other team takes a different path. Akiak saves the team and leads them to a first place win for her final race. The illustrations were really interesting to look at while reading the book; they definitely keep the reader pulled into the story like all the other Robert Blake picture books.
The overall message of never giving up and standing up for your friends and family to get them safe and the winning prize. I can see this book in a text set that I use about the Iditarod. The illustrations were wonderful too!
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