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John Borne sat at the breakfast table and tried to see the look of death on his grandfather.
About this book
Only thirteen, John must track a deer in the Minnesota woods for his family's winter meat, and in doing so finds himself drawn to the doe who leads him and hating his role as hunter.
Themes & subjects
FictionHuntingDeerNonsexist children's literatureTeenage huntersJuvenile fiction
First published 1984Setting
Minnesota
About the author
Gary Paulsen
17 May 1939 – 13 Oct 2021
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[ **Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia
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