These notes are brief, noting major events and minor events that will be of consequence later.
These are intended to be used as a reference for those looking for specific events for re-reading and the likes.
Chapter 1
- Kallik's point of view
- Nisa tells Kallik and Taqqiq about the legend of Silaluk while they are unable to leave their shelter due to a severe storm.
- Nisa teaches Kallik and Taqqiq to hunt.
- Nisa successfully kills a seal as it emerges from the ice hole.
- A male polar bear takes their prey
- They find a dead gray whale and they eat it.
- A piece of the ice breaks away.
Chapter 2
- Lusa's point of view
- Lusa recives a pare from the flat-faces
- Yogi fights her for it
- They startle King who yells at them
- Ashia tells them to play something else
- Yogi and Lusa try to see who can go they longest without moving
- Lusa looses and they ask Stella to tell them the story of the Bear Tree
- At night, Stella tells Lusa and Yogi the of the cub with a star in his tail
Chapter 3
- Toklo's point of view
- A firebeast almost crushes Toklo
- Toklo and Oka find Tobi some danelions
- Oka finds a dead deer
- When they finish, Toklo leads them to a grain spill
- A larger bear chases them away
- Oka tells them that they must go to the Great Salmon River
Chapter 4
- Kallik's point of view
- Nisa catches a seal and they share it
- The ice breaks and Taqqiq falls into the water and Kallik separates onto and island of ice
- Nisa saves them
- Nisa, Kallik, and Taqqiq cross a channel 1 by 1 but orcas attack
- An orca kills Nisa just as she pushes Kallik onto the ice.
Chapter 5
- Lusa's point of view
- Lusa races Yogi up a tree
- King teaches Lusa how to climb trees
- Lusa climbs to the top of the tree and sees many animals
- Lusa asks Stella them but she says to ask King
- Ashia and Lusa play a game pretending to be in the wild
Chapter 6
- Toklo's point of view
- Oka tells Toklo how to catch a salmon
- Toklo wakes up to Tobi dead
- Oka yells at Toklo and stays the rest of the day with Tobi
Chapter 7
- Kallik's point of view
- Kalliks sets off to find Taqqiq
- Kallik tries to catch a seal but misses
- Kallik finally makes it to land
Chapter 8
- Lusa's point of view
- Lusa finds Ashia sick
- Lusa tries to feed Ashia fruit
- Lusa show flat-faces that Ashia is sick
- Flat-faces take Ashia away
Chapter 9
- Toklo's point of view
- Oka tells Toklo they must go to a death ritual
- They bury Tobi
- Toklo and Oka arrive at the Gret Salmon River
- Shoteka attacks Toklo nut Oka fights him off
- Toklo tkries to fish but gets swept away by the current
- Shoteka tries to drown him
- Oka leaves Toklo to die
Chapter 10
- Kalliks point of view
- Kallik finds and eats some berries
- Kallik catches a frog
- Kallik follows other bears in hope they'll lead her to the Burn Sky Gathering Place
- Kallik finds some caribou
Chapter 11
- Lusa's point of view
- Ashia returns and tells Stella, Lusa, Yogi, and King about giaffes, elephants, mountains, and blackpaths.
Chapter 12
- Toklo's point of view
- Toklo lays down on a rock and watches Oka
- A mother bear tells Toklo to go back to Oka
- Toklo lays down by his mother and falls asleep
- Toklo awakes to find Oka burrying him
- Oka claws at Toklo and he runs away
Chapter 13
- Kallik's point of view
- Kallik finds a dead rabbit
- Kallik catches a plover
- Kallik reaches a river and crosses it
- Belugas arrive and swim with Kallik to the other side
- Kallik finds walruses and they case her away
Chapter 14
- Lusa's point of view
- Oka arrives at the bear bowl
- Lusa talks to Oka
- King tells Lusa to stay away from Oka
- Ashia explains to Lusa why she must stay away from Oka
Chapter 15
- Toklo's point of view
- Toklo finds two squirrels, a stoat, and many other animals
- Toklo climbs the mountain and finds the bear he stole food from
- Toklo finds wild onions and eats them
- Toklo digs a den and dreams of being the lonely bear
Chapter 16
- Kallik's point of view
- Kallik meets Purnaq and they go to the Burn Sky Gathering Place
- Kallik tries to find Taqqiq
Chapter 17
- Coming Soon
Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
- Coming Soon
Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
- Coming Soon
Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
- Coming Soon
Chapter 25
- Coming Soon
Chapter 26
- Coming Soon
Chapter 27
- Coming Soon
Chapter 28
- Coming Soon
Chapter 29
- Coming Soon
Chapter 30
- Toklo, with help from Ujurak as an eagle, kill and eat a mountain goat.
- Ujurak involuntaraly turns into a hare and runs into Lusa, who almost eats him. Toklo stops her, and Ujurakk turns back into a bear, telling Toklo not to hurt her.
- Lusa introduces herself to Toklo.