Spirit Wolf (Wolves of the Beyond #5)

Spirit Wolf (Wolves of the Beyond #5) by Lasky, Kathryn. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780545279710.

Faolan, a wolf once doomed to die, struggles to fulfill his destiny as the leader of the wolves of Beyond. No one ever saw Faolan as a leader. Banished as a pup, he survived and returned as a gnaw wolf--the lowest member of the wolf pack. But Faolan wasnt meant to be a gnaw wolf. Its not just his strange, splayed paw, or his uncanny connection with the bears. Theres something about Faolan that inspires certain wolves . . . and leaves others deeply suspicious. Now, with a dangerous threat on the horizon, the pack must make a choice. Will they trust the silver outsider with the task of leading? If Faolan cant fulfill his destiny, it could be the end of the wolves of the Beyond.