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Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

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Woods Runner

Gary Paulsen

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · January 11, 2011

Reading lane: Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.

A Historical Fiction pick for readers exploring Woods Runner.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

War Comes Close

A young frontier life meets the Revolution in a story of danger, silence, and hard-won allies.

Come here for

  • A forest-level view of the American Revolution
  • Tense movement through enemy territory

Expect

  • A young protagonist facing war’s human cost
  • Allies and danger along the way

Book Details

Authors
Gary Paulsen
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
January 11, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. · Colonial & Revolutionary YA
Reading lane
Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • YA Stories About Boys & Men

  • Colonial & Revolutionary YA

  • US Stories for Teens

About This Book

Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston. But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel’s parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy...

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Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston. But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel’s parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy and horror of this war. But he also discovers allies, men and women working secretly for the patriot cause. And he learns that he must go deep into enemy territory to find his parents: all the way to the British headquarters, New York City.

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