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The winter room

A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past.

Main Author: Paulsen, Gary.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Orchard Books, c1989.
Subjects:
Newbery honor book.
Farm life > Juvenile fiction.
Lumber and lumbering > Juvenile fiction.
Norwegian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: A young boy growing up on a northern Minnesota farm describes the scenes around him and recounts his old Norwegian uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past.
Item Description: "A Richard Jackson Book."
Physical Description: 103 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 0531058395
0531084396 (lib. bdg.)
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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