Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

Post date: Mar 24, 2011 3:07:27 PM

What would you be willing to do in order to save your parents? How fast should a person have to grow up? Thirteen year old Sam feels most at home living in the wilderness of Pennsylvania in the 1770's. He has become a good hunter and scavenger who helps his parents survive living in the wilderness. A war has started in the American colonies, and it has reached the wilderness. His parents farm is destroyed. They are taken prisoner by British forces and taken to New York City. Sam must decide what to do. Should he stay hiding in the wilderness or try and rescue his parents? This is an adventure fraught with danger and tragedy. Along the way Sam must fight to save his life and others. He finds there are people who are willing to help him. They put their own lives on the line in order to help Sam survive and rescue his parents.