The Winter People
Author: Bruchac, Joseph
ISBN: 9780142402290
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 21 Oct 2004
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Full of history, danger, courage and raw survival, this compelling novel by acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac is certain to have readers on the edge of their seat, start to finish.Pquot; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Dallas Morning NewsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Saxso is fourteen when the British attack his village. ItP#8217;s 1759, and war is raging in the northeast between the British and the French, with the Abenaki peopleP#8212;SaxsoP#8217;s peopleP#8212;by their side. Without enough warriors to defend their homes, SaxsoP#8217;s village is burned to the ground. Many people are killed, but some, including SaxsoP#8217;s mother and two sisters, are taken hostage. Now itP#8217;s up to Saxso, on his own, to track the raiders and bring his family back home . . . before itP#8217;s too late.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Historical fiction doesnP#39;t get much better than this. The narrative itself is thrilling.Pquot; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;BooklistPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A heartbreaking but exciting story.Pquot;P#160;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;School Library JournalPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Winner of the Plt;iPgt;Disney AdventuresPlt;/iPgt;P#160;Best Historical Fiction AwardPlt;brPgt;An Plt;iPgt;SLJPlt;/iPgt; Best Book of the YearPlt;brPgt;A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen AgeP#160;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780142402290
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 21 Oct 2004
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Full of history, danger, courage and raw survival, this compelling novel by acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac is certain to have readers on the edge of their seat, start to finish.Pquot; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The Dallas Morning NewsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Saxso is fourteen when the British attack his village. ItP#8217;s 1759, and war is raging in the northeast between the British and the French, with the Abenaki peopleP#8212;SaxsoP#8217;s peopleP#8212;by their side. Without enough warriors to defend their homes, SaxsoP#8217;s village is burned to the ground. Many people are killed, but some, including SaxsoP#8217;s mother and two sisters, are taken hostage. Now itP#8217;s up to Saxso, on his own, to track the raiders and bring his family back home . . . before itP#8217;s too late.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;Pquot;Historical fiction doesnP#39;t get much better than this. The narrative itself is thrilling.Pquot; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;BooklistPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;A heartbreaking but exciting story.Pquot;P#160;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;School Library JournalPlt;/iPgt;, starred reviewPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Winner of the Plt;iPgt;Disney AdventuresPlt;/iPgt;P#160;Best Historical Fiction AwardPlt;brPgt;An Plt;iPgt;SLJPlt;/iPgt; Best Book of the YearPlt;brPgt;A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen AgeP#160;Plt;/bPgt;
