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The Haymeadow

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen
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By Gary Paulsen
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Feb 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440409236 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jul 05, 2000 | 213 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Haymeadow

    Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep.



    John doesn’t feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds that the adage "things just to sheep" is true when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog’s feet get cut. Through it all he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.

    About The Haymeadow

    Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep.



    John doesn’t feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds that the adage "things just to sheep" is true when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog’s feet get cut. Through it all he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.

    About The Haymeadow

    Fourteen-year-old John Barron is asked, like his father and grandfather before him, to spend the summer taking care of their sheep in the haymeadow. Six thousand sheep. John will be alone, except for two horses, four dogs, and all those sheep.



    John doesn’t feel up to the task, but he hopes that if he can accomplish it, he will finally please his father. But John finds that the adage "things just to sheep" is true when the river floods, coyotes attack, and one dog’s feet get cut. Through it all he must rely on his own resourcefulness, ingenuity, and talents to survive this summer in the haymeadow.

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    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Feb 01, 1994 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440409236

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 31, 2011 | 208 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307803948

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $8.95
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 05, 2000 | 213 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780553751918
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    Praise

    "…another fine adventure from Paulsen, who deftly blends an action-packed plot and a likable character…"-Booklist

    "The action is nonstop…will have readers plunging over each cliffhanger into the next crisis until they finish the book." —The Bulletin, Recommended

    Awards

    Kansas William Allen White Children’s Book Award WINNER 1994

    Kentucky Bluegrass Award WINNER 1995

    Maine Student Book Award WINNER 1993

    Texas Lonestar Reading List WINNER 1994

    Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award WINNER 1992

    Author Q&A

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    Born:     May 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota


    Previous jobs: Farm hand, ranch hand, truck driver, sailor, dogsled racer, teacher, field engineer, editor, soldier, actor, director, trapper, professional archer, migrant farm worker, singer


    Hobbies: Sailing, collecting and riding Harley Davidsons; twice ran the Iditarod, the challenging 1,000 mile dogsled race across Alaska


    Inspiration for writing: After a librarian gave him a book to read–along with his own library card–Gary was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.

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