The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

John Cusack, Meredith Salenger, Lainie Kazan, Ray Wise

Natty Gann is a 12-year-old Depression-era girl whose single father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abuse