Northwind -- Gary Paulsen, Hardcover

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.

Author: Gary Paulsen
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 01/11/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780374314200
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.2
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514525 / Northwind


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2021
Publishers Weekly 12/06/2021
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 75
Shelf Awareness 01/21/2022
School Library Journal 02/04/2022 pg. 1

About the Author
Gary Paulsen lives in New Mexico and is a three-time Newbery Honor winner, for Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. The voyage described in Northwind parallels the author's own sailing adventures, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.