Only thirteen, John must track a deer in the Minnesota woods for his family's winter meat, and in doing so finds himself drawn to the doe who leads him and hating his role as hunter.
Book Details
Format
paperback
ISBN-10
0590440985
ISBN-13
9780590440981
Publication Date
Jan 1990
Item Weight
0.15 pounds
Length
0.24 inch
Width
7.60 inch
Height
5.24 inch
First Sentence
John Borne sat at the breakfast table and tried to see the look of death on his grandfather.
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[
**Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia