"When three month old Alphie, a wolf pup of the Lamar Pack, woke up from a long nap, he discovered that he was alone. His pack had moved to their high country rendezvous at Opal Creek accidentally leaving him behind to face the wild valley on his own. He was lost and frightened. After facing many dangers during long days and longer nights, Alphie is rescued by an old wolf returning to the pack. Their meeting marks the beginning of a long friendship...

"An old box-truck transporting wolves for release in the Adirondacks crashes onto the ice covered Allegheny River. Some of the wolves do not survive; the rest escape. An old Susquehannock storyteller and his young friend Jimmy, undertake a journey through the Allegheny Plateau to locate the wolves."--Provided by publisher.