This was a really good book that reminded me of learning about the Revolutionary War and how horrible it all was. Everyone suffered so much and had such a hard time, even before the war broke out. Gary Paulsen brings it all to life with his grand descriptions of images and events that Samuel was experiencing.The front cover was the only illustration in this book, and I though it was very good. It was a bit confusing at first because I couldn't quite figure out what it was, but now I understand it and I feel that it describes the book and the events pretty well. I might have added a drawing of some British soldiers and Indians or something, but it is alright as it is. I am very interested in and love learning about history, so I was very critical of this book as I was reading it. I was very pleased with how Gary Paulsen portrayed the Revolutionary War and all that happened around it. I know he is a very renowned historical fiction author, so I had high expectations for this book, and it met them for the most part. **SPOILER ALERT** Have you ever read a book that has you wondering all day on whats going to happen in the next chapter? If not read Woods Runner. The genre of this book is Historical-fiction. To me this was a great book because I am so interested in the time around the Civil War. With this book make sure not to get too attached to a character or group of characters. The setting takes place in America when there was only thirteen colonies. Sam wanted to live a happy life with his family but the British came by and ruined everything so Sam was on a hunt to find his parents. The conflict of this book is person vs person because he has to fight British and Indians. I was angry about how the British did not have any respect for anyone like when they took Samuels's parents because they knew how to play chess and the British just took them with to play chess with. I was satisfied when Sam smashed a brick over a soldiers head. My favorite part was when Sam found his mom but had to some how break his dad out of a prison. I thought the end of this book was perfect Sam and his parents escaped and lived happily ever after. At the end i was not sure if Sam went with the soldiers that saved him or went with his parents. This book from me gets 4/5 stars because I just love books around the time of the Civil War and this one was AMAZING. I'd recommend this book to anyone that is memorized by the time of the Civil War. So if you want an adrenaline rush from reading a book read Woods Runner.
What do You think about Woods Runner (2010)?
This book by far is the best ever I would like to see more from Gary Paulson
—dumebi
A little short but it was pretty good.
—mmb18
Use for Historical Fiction Lit Circle.
—auronscrubslayer
