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From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes.

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Main Author: Paulsen, Gary
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2010.
Edition:Library ed.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Pennsylvania > Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers > Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping > Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction > Juvenile.
Spies > Juvenile fiction.
Indigenous peoples > America > Pennsylvania > Juvenile fiction.
Pennsylvania > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:3 CDs (ca. 74 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9780307710321
0307710327
Author Notes:Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

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