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1989 novel by Gary Paulsen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Winter Room is a Newbery Honor-winning short novel by Gary Paulsen. It is a realistic fiction story about logging and farming, narrated in the first person to two boys by their Norwegian uncle in the "winter room" of a farm in northern Minnesota, United States. Like many of his works, it evokes a harsh rural environment using vivid imagery, and has elements of a coming of age tale.
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| Author | Gary Paulsen |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Scholastic Books, 1989[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 103 |
| Awards | Newbery Honor Book, 1990[2] |
According to Hurst,[3] it is a "brief, intense novel with incredible descriptive scenes", and Schmitz rates it as one of Paulsen's best.[4] Publishers Weekly found "Newbery Award-winner Paulsen never disappoints, and proves his talent again in this remarkably good tale."[5]
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