In the dead of winter, a Diptheria outbreak occurred in Nome Alaska. They did not have medicine there. They hoped to get it from Anchorage. However, the train it was sent on got stuck in the snow. The best solution was a dogsled relay. Balto was the lead dog in the second to last crew. He helped the team avoid falling through cracked ice and was able to guide them through whiteout conditions during a blizzard. He also continued to lead the dogs on, even when they were cold and tired. The last dog crew was nowhere to be found, so Balto's crew ended up doing two segments and helped get the medicine to Nome early. The book is an easy to read telling of the story of Balto that does just enough to bring out the drama.
