White Grizzly Author:Mary Peace Finley Juvenile fiction, ages 10 and up. A coming-of-age adventure novel set in 1845. Mexican-raised Julio Montoya travels the Santa Fe Trail in search of his Anglo grandfather. On his journey, Julio is attacked by a grizzly, treated by a Cheyenne healer, left to die by Texas freebooters, captured by the Pawnee, and protected by a powerful spirit.