Eagle Blue, Tyler Markham

I chose this book because it is fiction and about a basketball team in northern Alaska. Eagle Blue interested me because it was about Alaska and live in Alaska, it reminded me of the stories my dad told me about from when he was growing up in Alaska.

Eagle Blue was about a basketball team in Fort Yukon Alaska, Fort Yukon Alaska is a small town with mostly Natives living in it. The Fort Yukon Eagles had a great season and almost went to the state champoinship. The coach of the basketball team was not Native, but he understood and celebrated with the rest of the Native Tribe. The boys had to have good grades to be able to play, they all usually did except a few kids who didn't get them up everyweek. Since Fort Yukon is so far from other towns they had to get on a plane and fly to Fairbanks and drive to the towns where they played. While they were in those other towns they stayed in the school in a classroom and ate in the cafiteria.

The title Eagle blue represents the Fort Yukon's highschool basketball team and their school color is blue.

1. Did you grow up in Fort Yukon Alaska?

2. Was the theme of the book just like when you were in highschool?

3. Do you think you will write another book that takes place in Alaska?