This was a brilliant read and so very interesting. I loved learning about a different culture. this book did an excellent job at peaking my interest and making me feel like I had learnt something. It was a brilliant adventure survival story. It was a wonderful short story aimed teenagers aged 12 to 17 years but I definitely feel like adults will love an appreciate it too. It's great at describing what life is like in a cold and dangerous climate. It was very well wrote with lots of atmosphere and tension. I was certainly at the edge of my seat. In this page turning book. I loved the characters and thought the author did an excellent job at creating tourist characters who are demanding and lack to understand the dangers of the climate. I just love characters that you love to hate. I really can't recommend this book enough it's exciting and thrilling. I just couldn't put it down and had to binge read it. I would love to read more books by this fantastic author. 

Only the highest of praise goes out to the author and publishing team for creating a fantastic believable story that is great for ages 12 plus.

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I have started this book with a mindset to know about the life of Pole peoples. And, I must say this gives a very good insight to their lives and struggles in the daily life.

Panuk is a school going boy who is an Inuit (indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions) whose life is the center of this book. His expectation from his life and his thoughts on how to manage all that his parents taught him about the society, is this novel all about. His talking of Inuit folklores about 'Qallupilluit' which was mis-spelled harmonically as 'Qalupalik', 'amautiks' and over-gown for womens & 'qiviuts' from muskox; these were the things which let me know more about their culture and traditions.
"He started to walk around in an everlarger circle, hoping to find the snow that it takes to build an igloo. It can’t be wet snow, and it can’t be dry snow. It must be wind-packed snow—snow that has been packed down from the wind and not just from someone walking on it."


Mr. Singh's plot of discussions tells a lot about author's familiarity with Indian People and learning from their deep rooted culture and indeed Indian cuisines are best to savour. Hospitality in us Indians is what we have made the world believe that we never leave anyone in trouble. Humble nature to count whole world as one family, is what we have always been taught ever since ages, वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्"(Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) which means "The World Is One Family".

Panuk's best friend Toklo were the main protagonists and Toklo's cousin Ujaruk was also ther eto help them assisting the tourists. Toklo's family values made him the best lead to let children educate on how to carry their teachings along wherever they go. "Panuk thought about his options. He felt that the hunters were being very unfair to him and wondered if he should say so. He thought about Dad’s instructions about making the customer comfortable, so he didn’t say anything." There was a good learning on the people's nature in different regions and situations; quoting "Panuk didn’t want to believe that the people in the South didn’t abide by the law of the North— an unwritten law stating that no one would be refused shelter for the night."
His understanding on the livelihood made him save the tourists from the storm that even took away the permanent structures with it.

It was in all an amazing read & I would definitely like to read further from this author. I would really love to see this short-read to be taken into consideration for one animated movie based on it.

For me it deserves full-on: 5.0/5.0

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

A simple novel that shows middle grade readers the importance of acceptance. Panuk is tasked with being a tour guide for some southerners but they get caught in a dangerous snowstorm. The southerners treat Panuk poorly even though he has the experience to survive in the harsh cold of the Arctic north. Panuk treats his tourists with grace even though they do not return the favor. It is only when they face life and death circumstances that the southerners have a change of heart and reflect on their past actions.

A valuable, yet short, read that imparts to youngins the importance of respecting cultural traditions and valuing all types of humans.

A perfect story to encourage teenage readers and find empowerment in who they are within their community.

Panuk is proud of his Inuit name and heritage. His family have settled for a traditional way of life where gender roles have to be interchangeable to survive Arctic living.

His Dad is a guide taking visitors out on hunting and camping expeditions, consequently Panuk has learned many skills accompanying them on such trips.
So when his Dad is unable to lead two “Southerners” out on the ice in search of Caribou he asks Panuk to take over.

He has to confront his own fears as well as unexpected bigotry and outspoken racism. When their camp is overrun by a fierce storm it seems his life is threatened as well as all his accepted principles and core values.

A great sense of place and location in this icy wilderness. Part coming of age story as much as the life issues.

Certainly the clash of cultures leaves Panuk at a disadvantage but I enjoyed the inner strength his upbringing and learning allows him. Real emotions are drawn out, fear is clearly defined in all three characters stranded in the storm. Resilience and fortitude are needed as much as skill and a belief in one’s own values

One Arctic Night has the potential take life or change it forever.

As a book it should give young people encouragement to do right and act fairly. If offers hope while reflecting on what makes us different in our shrinking world. It embraces change and environment concerns while showing it isn’t too great a leap to welcome diversity, faith and new beginnings.

This book is great! Will definitely buy a copy for my classroom library. As a grade 4 teacher, I think this book would be fabulous for students that age and slightly older. There is mention of alcohol and tobacco but no swearing, sex, drugs etc. the content is totally appropriate for middle grade students and actually is very connected to Social Studies curriculum in Canada. Way of life in the Arctic, including food, transportation, population, health care, hunting and Inuit culture are all well explained throughout the story. I think this is a great book and look forward to recommending it to my students. I am very appreciative of the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book!

This book opens with a view from the main character's eyes- looking at himself. It quickly moves on to tell, not show us what the Inuit world looks like. We get a description of the house, his parents, his best friend, but see little of them in action. A bit of editing would make this a page-turner. First person, dialogue, action! It's a good story, just needs the writing tweaked.

It is an easy and quick read once you look past all the information dump on you at the beginning. I can see this book being a mandatory read in elementary school t, as White Fang by Jack London. As someone who live in Canada and is interested in the native history and custom it was a good book. The author really did a good job on portraying the Inuit and their difficulty they must face like racisms and the harsh weather of the North.

The negative for me was that the synopsis really lead you to believe that during the snow storm something more is going to happen, maybe an Inuit mystical creature that is comin for the hunters. In reality, this book is a slice of life and can open good discussions with a child and the parent or teacher.

I do recommend the book, but be advise that it is not an action adventure book, it is short enough that it is an enjoyable read none the least and that it will shed light on a society often forgotten.

Although I wanted to like this book as it provides cultural insight into the Inuit culture in northern Canada, the book was too short to be fleshed out. The 17yo main character was not written maturely enough to lead an expedition into the northern wilds. In addition, the overnight on the tundra during a blizzard was barely described, and the tale wrapped up too perfectly.

If written for a young adult audience, the author needs to spend more time with the age group to accurately portray them on the page. Disappointing. I would have loved more exploration of the culture, the tundra, and the racial bias.

a fantastic story that transports you to the arctic tundra! I thoroughly enjoyed the descriptive scenes of wintery storms and traditional Inuit customs. the main character Panuk was well developed and his growth through dealing with racism was greatly written. Thank you to NetGalley and BookGoSocial for providing me with an ebook to read.

The author describes the lifestyle and village of the Inuit boy with strong details, but the story itself is more telling than showing. It reads like a early reader - simple sentences and descriptions, but no depth of characters and emotions. The Texan hunters, Bubba and DT, are stereotypical racist hicks who learn a lesson about prejudice and, of course, go home to change their ways. The morals in the story are heavy-handed, but maybe that was the author's plan.

Panuk, in his late teens and competent and responsible, is an Inuk, part of the Inuit group of people, and lives in northern Canada. When his dad has to go to hospital for an operation, he asked Panuk to take out the two guests on his booked guiding operation. Said guests are a couple of racist Texans who arrive unprepared, taunt various people with being "Eskimos" and, once out in the field, refuse to let Panuk into their tent. Panuk is a quiet, reticent young man and only really stands up for himself once when they're rude to him, but then a huge storm rolls in and he's their only hope of survival. Will the Texans realise their error and gain some respect? Well, it's a children's book teaching us about respect, so yes, and that carries over when they return home, in a rather optimistic epilogue.

It is a bit simplistic but then it's written for the 12+ age group, and it does describe life in an Inuk village really atmospherically and in detail - including how electricity and water are delivered and why they can't have water and sewerage pipes. My main concern was that the author is described thus: "Having travelled the world for many years, he brings an in-depth pont of view regarding social problems that cross all borders". I don't of course say that people must only write from their own perspective and he does seem to have done his research here, but I would like to read more on these communities from Own Voices authors (at least as a self-publisher, Whibley is not pushing ahead in the queue for publishing contracts).

My full review here https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2021/12/18/book-review-d-f-whibley-one-arctic-night/