1. Woods runner Gary Paulsen 2010 coming of age
Marshall .b 6

2. Setting
Samuel is in 1776 during the revolution. This mostly takes place in the woods but towards the beginning his parents are kid napped so he follows them to new York. The story would have had a different name. it would have not been a war story.

3. Characters Character Physical Characteristics
Adjectives of Personality
Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives
Samuel
1male
1brave
1hes described as a boy
2wears smoked bucks skin for close
2scared
2it tells you on the page
3wears moccasins
3carring
3tells you on the page
Annie
1female
1scared
1describes as a girl
2long brown hair
2brave
2samuel describes her
3shes short
3scared
3samuel describes her

4. Conflict
Samuel is right dead smack in the middle of a war trying to get his parent back. it is man vs. man

5. Summary of Plot
The beginning is he's in his house with his family. The climax is he's out in the woods hunting. The conflict is he sees fire and it turns out to be his house. The falling action is he's going after his parents. The ending is he finds his parents.

6. Theme War is the main theme of this story.
Text Evidence 1:red coats are surrounding Philadelphia.(red coats means British solders)
pg189
Text Evidence 2:the red coats have taken new York.pg150
Text Evidence 3:rummors of fighting had occurred.pg10

7. Point of View
It is from a first person point of view. It helps you picture what it would be like running through the woods going through this whole war. The story an entirely different out come

8. Symbolism
I have brought in a log cabin because this is the first thing you encounter in the story.

9. Recommendation
I would recommend this book to anybody who likes a good thriller because he actually fights in the war along side of solders.