Kristin's Reviews > Tisha: The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

Popsugar challenge 07: Reread of a favorite

I couldn't remember why I enjoyed this book years ago, but it seemed time to revisit this biographical story set in beautiful, brutal Alaska in the 1920s about an idealistic first-year teacher, Anne Hobbs. When she arrives in the village of Chicken, she is shocked at the rampant racism and narrow mindedness of the community as a whole, yet so many of the characters also have compassionate and loyal sides. Anne's heart quickly gets involved with the children and I loved the community based projects (and old timer help!) she and her students worked on together. The journey to get the children was incredible, and the love story that plays a small but major part in the story, amazing. Highly recommend.