Woods Runner
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · January 11, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- A young frontier life meets the Revolution in a story of danger, silence, and hard-won allies.
- Themes
- War and its horrors, Family separation and rescue, Survival on the frontier
- Pacing
- Fast
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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.
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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.
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
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary YA | 98% |
|---|---|
| War & Military YA | 95% |
| Native American YA | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Stories About Boys & Men
- Colonial & Revolutionary YA
- US Stories for Teens
- Authors
- Gary Paulsen
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- January 11, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- War and its horrors · Family separation and rescue · Survival on the frontier
- Reading lane
- YA Stories About Boys & Men