Sergie and the White Seal

“This story takes place on the island of Saint Paul, away and away in the Bering Sea. Saint Paul is home to many residents, from the blue foxes to the elusive reindeer, but the largest of these groups are the northern fur seals and the Unangan.”

So begins the story of Sergie Oustikoff, an Unangan teenager who can’t wait to leave his small island home; and Kotick, an albino fur seal who can imagine no better place in all the world. The two live separate lives, divided by species and habitat—u...