{"product_id":"northwind-library-binding","title":"Northwind - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Paulsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-stakes middle grade from the survival story master Gary Paulsen, about a young boy on the razor's edge between life and death where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunning historical adventure, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the sea what \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e did for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, 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. 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 landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, \u003ci\u003eNorthwind\u003c\/i\u003e is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Paulsen\u003c\/b\u003e (1939-2021) was a three-time Newbery Honor winner, for his wilderness survival adventure novels \u003ci\u003eHatchet, Dogsong\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Room\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the winner of the ALA Margaret Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. The author of \u003ci\u003eNorthwind, How to Train Your Dad\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eGone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e, Paulsen wrote more than two hundred works of fiction and nonfiction. Three of his books were adapted into films, \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e (as \u003ci\u003eA Cry in the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eNightjohn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWinterdance\u003c\/i\u003e (as Disney's \u003ci\u003eSnow Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 227\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northwind\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727687487551,"sku":"9781432895778","price":42.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/891a67d02579d11cd5d734a6ac3db9a0.webp?v=1765115782","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/northwind-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}