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The Winter Room (Unknown Binding)

by Gary Paulsen (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Unknown Binding
  • Publisher: Perfection Learning Prebound (Sep 1991)
  • ISBN-10: 0780704169
  • ISBN-13: 978-0780704169
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars One of his worst!, 9 May 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Winter Room (A Yearling book) (Paperback)
Pulsen is one of my favorite authors, and I often enjoy reading his work. I have to say this was not a piece that I liked at all. It was boring and it lacked the amazing detail that I have come to expect from Paulsen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An eleven year old boy shares what life on a farm is like.., 22 April 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Winter Room (Hardcover)
If you think you know a person, know him well enough to trust him, you still might not understand him. Wayne lives on a farm with his mom, dad, younger brother, and his two uncles. Every day in the winter Wayne's Uncle David tells a story. Once he told a story about a person who lives under water and sinks ships. Another night he told a story about his wife Alida who died in labor. A few nights later he told a story about a woodcutter. He said he could cut a six inch pine in a single swing and shave his beard with an ax and not cut himself. Then he said the woodcutter could have two axes above his head one in each hand and swing the axes so they hit head on. Wayne believed that part was a lie. The morning after the night David told the story Wayne saw David go outside and swing two axes at a chunk of wood so they hit head on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Touching story about family values and committments., 20 Jan 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: The Winter Room (A Yearling book) (Paperback)
The Winter Room is a great story that details family values and trust. The story is centered around one room in this large farm house, they call the room "the winter room". Here each night the two young boys, Eldon and Wayne, listen to their Uncle David's wonderful and exciting stories. This story is about one families history and years of struggle throught the eyes of Uncle David. I thought it was touching that this family shared the value of their family history. Not too many families take the time to sit with their children and go through how their family developed.

At one point Wayne has a reluncted nature to one of Uncle David's story's which developes into mistrust but showed that each of us has a mind and will of our own. Wayne and his brother find themselves disapointed in their Uncle because they believe he lied to them and both struggle with their feelings.

After discovering the truth within their Uncle's words the boys find peace, happiness and the heroic ways of their Uncle.

All families go through similar situations and the lesson learned throughout this story is, don't be afraid to question or doubt the words of others but be ready to forgive when those words are found true. I think it teaches all of us to never critize until we have all the facts to compare.

I liked this book by Gary Paulsen because of its lesson and fact that families need to stick together and trust in each other. Mr. Paulsen always pulls you into his stories.

Kaleen Lear South Hunterdon Regional High School

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4.0 out of 5 stars Reveiw
The Winter Room is a good book and easy to read in a short time. It may not be one of Paulsens greatest works but it still holds you into the end. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars An Exciting, Outstanding Newbery Honor Book!
Have you ever thought you knew the truth about something and later you found out you were totally wrong? Read more
Published on 7 Jan 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book! Read It!
This is a sensational and inspiring novel and I agree with the Newbery judges who honored the book. The setting of the story takes place in the thirties, on a farm in northern... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book! Exciting and Detailed!
This book was exciting and well written. It takes place on a farm in Northern Minnesota, in the 1930's. It's quiet, but hard work. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars SEARCHING FOR THE PLACE BETWEEN SEASONS...AND TRUTH
The cover--obviously by the same artist who designed HATCHET--makes little sense at first: a double-bladed axe and Viking ship share a watery existence with a blond boy and a... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Newbery Award Winning Book!
This story is about a boy named Eldon and his family living together in a farmhouse during a winter of the 1930's. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring...Very Boring!
I read the boring book The Winter Room. The protagonist is Eldon. He thinks that when his uncle tells the story "The Woodcutter" the tale is a lie. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!
Uncle David has been telling stories since the time Eldon can remember. One winter night in front of the stove, Uncle David tells the terrible, then wonderful and surprising... Read more
Published on 16 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great and I couldn't put this one down.
This story was a very good story and it is one with a lot of detail. Every part of this story makes you feel like you are in the story stacking hay or working in the field. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was very good and it is one I couldnt put down
This book was very enjoyable and one with a lot of detail. Every part of this book made me feel like I was acctually their with Eldon and his brother stacking hay or milking... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1998

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