Matthew Swanson

When a girl and her family travel four thousand miles from home, it's not your typical summer vacation. Everything is different on the Alaskan tundra - where the grizzly bears roam and the sockeye salmon swim - including the rules. A girl can do things she wouldn't, and couldn't, do at home. She can wake up at midnight to work with her mom on a fishing crew. She can learn what it means to be part of a team. She can become a braver, stronger,...