Woods Runner | Gary Paulsen

Woods Runner is a historical fiction novel by Gary Paulsen about a 13-year-old boy named Samuel during the American Revolution, who must rescue his parents after they are taken prisoner by British soldiers and Iroquois allies in the Pennsylvania frontier. The story follows Samuel as he uses his wilderness skills to track them to New York City, confronting the harsh realities of war and discovering allies in the patriot cause along the way. Paulsen uses the narrative to explore the brutal reality of the war for civilians, interweaving historical facts about the conflict between chapters.