This enduring survival story set at the end of the last Ice Age has been
in print for over 20 years. When Maroo and her family become trapped on
the Great Plain in blizzard conditions and with little food, they have
only one chance of survival: for Maroo and her younger brother, Otak, to
reach the winter camp and get help. The fastest trail to the camp is
over the White Mountain, where there are treacherous glaciers, steep
climbs, and mountain spirits. With the rest of their family depending on
them, Maroo and Otak set out alone. But when Otak goes missing, Maroo is
forced to make the most difficult of all decisions: to stay and search
for her brother or to continue on to the camp in order to save the rest
of her family. This modern classic offers readers a gripping tale of
survival as well as a vivid portrait of prehistoric people.