The Call of the Wild - Online Book Club

Welcome to our online book club for grades 9-12! We are excited for you to join us in reading The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

Along with a free copy of the book, you will receive a review page so you can tell us what you thought of the book! You will also receive a questions page to consider, activity pages, and an information page with cool links related to the book!

Kits are ready for pickup today, Friday, May 1! Please remember that we have a limited number of kits available, so it's first come, first served. If you have any special requests or need accommodations, please let Leanna or Michelle know!

All we ask is that you read the book: do as much or as little of the rest of it as you want. No matter how much you do, the book is yours!

"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

"Buck is an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, and part Scotch shepherd, with wolf blood in his ancestry. He is enjoying his comfortable life as a family pet in California when dog traffickers, who are meeting the demand for sled dogs in the Alaskan gold rush, steal him. The harsh winter is like nothing he has ever experienced, and each day with the sled dog team is a very real struggle for survival. Pushed to the limit, Buck finds instincts he didn't know he had - primordial urges deep within him are being awakened. Buck is passed from owner to owner, including a brutal threesome that lacks the resources to survive on their own on the Alaskan frontier. They beat Buck within an inch of his life. When John Thornton saves Buck, he is grateful, and for a time it seems that his domesticated side has won. But when Thornton is killed, Buck heeds the call: he returns to the wild, eventually becoming leader of a wolf pack and the legendary "Ghost Dog" of the Klondike.”

Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!

Jack London Online by Sonoma State University:

https://london.sonoma.edu/

Introduction author Avi’s site:

https://avi-writer.com/

Jack London State Historic Park:

https://jacklondonpark.com/

National Park Services’s page on the Klondike Gold Rush:

https://www.nps.gov/klgo/learn/goldrush.htm

20th Century Fox’s 2020 movie adaptation of The Call of the Wild:

https://family.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-call-of-the-wild

Included as well: a word search, a crossword, and a The Call of the Wild coloring page.

We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!