Woods Runner, Gary Paulsen
Woods Runner, Gary Paulsen
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Woods Runner

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Danny Campbell

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2010


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people. His most recent books are Lawn Boy, The Amazing Life of Birds, and Mudshark.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on March 27, 2024

Samuel, the woodsy, self-reliant protagonist of Gary Paulsen's Woods Runner, is not unlike Brian Robeson of the famed Hatchet and its sequels. For one thing, Samuel is the exact same age, thirteen, as Brian was when he began his own wilderness epic. Samuel lives off of his wits and supremely fine-tu......more

Goodreads review by Grant on August 31, 2015

The book “Woods Runner” is one of the best books I have ever read! The intense parts involving combat kept me interested in the book. Reading is one of my least favorite things to do but this book was hard to put down. I like the book because there was always something happening. Most books will ha......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on April 13, 2019

I loved Hatchet, so when the chance came to read a similar-looking book, I took it. This book is not another Hatchet. It doesn't try to be. It's trying to teach kids about the atrocities that occurred during the American Revolution, and that's why I don't like it. I don't think it's just the horrific......more

Goodreads review by Bill on October 29, 2014

**SPOILER ALERT** Have you ever read a book that has you wondering all day on whats going to happen in the next chapter? If not read Woods Runner. The genre of this book is Historical-fiction. To me this was a great book because I am so interested in the time around the Civil War. With this book ma......more


Quotes

Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, January 1, 2010: "A superb reflection on the nature of war."


Awards

  • Florida Sunshine State Book Award
  • IRA Teachers' Choices
  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
  • New York State Charlotte Award
  • Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award
  • Rhode Island Teen Book Award
  • South Carolina Children's Book Award