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Wintering

Written by William Durbin

· Yearling
· Trade Paperback · Ages 10 UP
· December 12, 2000 · $4.99 · 978-0-440-22759-5 (0-440-22759-3)

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Pierre, the 14-year-old hero of The Broken Blade, spends a winter with the North West Company in the wilderness of French Canada. The canoe-men build a camp beside an Ojibwa village, and Pierre learns the deep-winter survival skills and secrets of the fur traders and trappers. Surviving in close quarters with the repulsive bowman Beloit is a challenge, but friendship with an Ojibwa brave opens up a rich new world to Pierre.

"With adventure, surprises, humor, and a touching conclusion, this historical novel will be gobbled up by Gary Paulsen's fans."--Booklist, Starred

"Well-written and atmospheric; with so many plot threads remaining, readers are almost assured of more adventures."--Kirkus Reviews

William Durbin teaches English at a high school in Hibbing, Minnesota.