Binding: Hardcover
Description: This stunning New York Times Bestseller from the survival story master set along a rugged coastline centuries ago does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods as it relates the story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness. 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 the heartbeat of the ocean the pulse of the sea. With hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating adventuresome best.
Title: Northwind
Author(s): Paulsen Gary
Publisher: Farrar Straus And Giroux (Byr)
Barcode: 9780374314200
Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/11/2022
Category: Historical Fiction (Children's / Teenage)