The stunning New York Times bestseller from three-time Newbery Honor winner and survival story master Gary Paulsen, whose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. Set centuries ago along a rugged coastline, Northwind does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young personтАЩs battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a northern wilderness.
тАЬWondrous . . . A grand and worthy journey.тАЭ тАФThe New York Times Book Review
тШЕ тАЬDestined to become another Paulsen classic.тАЭ тАФSchool Library Journal, starred review
When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination. Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to тАЬthe heartbeat of the ocean . . . the pulse of the sea.тАЭ With hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.
More Accolades and Praise for Northwind:
A тАЬBest Book of the YearтАЭ from The New York Times тЧП Wall Street Journal тЧП Kirkus Reviews тЧП Publishers Weekly
тШЕ тАЬBeautifully written, itтАЩs classic Paulsen at his best.тАЭ тАФBooklist, starred review
тШЕ тАЬA timeless and irresistible adventure that has resilience at its heart.тАЭ тАФPublishers Weekly, starred review
тШЕ тАЬ[A] mesmerizing modern-day epic.тАЭ тАФShelf Awareness, starred review
DonтАЩt miss Gary PaulsenтАЩs other acclaimed books from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers: his riveting memoir Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood and the father-son comedy How to Train Your Dad.
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