Woods Runner
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Woods Runner

by Gary Paulsen

2010•Adventure•164 pages

Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalwarteenfastrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeA grounded adventure novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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5.0 / 5

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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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureHistoricalWarTeenRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming quest

Subjects

HistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeKidnappingIndians of North AmericaSoldiersEspionageSpiesHistorical Fiction

Details

Author
Gary Paulsen
Published
2010
Pages
164
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