Northwind

《手斧男孩》作者遺作。當疫病襲來，Leif不得已遠離家鄉乘著獨木舟出海前往北方，獨自展開與大自然搏鬥的求生之旅。一次次的生死存亡中逐漸開拓視野，挖掘出真實的自我。An edge-of-your seat adventure by Gary Paulsen, the master of high-stakes survival stories and the author of Hatchet.From Gary Paulsen, the bestselling and much-loved author of Hatchet, comes another high-stakes survival story about a young boy on the knife-edge between life and death, where the raging seas meet a coastal wilderness. When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, thrown from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination.Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer Leif comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the sea. A stunning historical adventure with hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.

《手斧男孩》作者遺作。當疫病襲來，Leif不得已遠離家鄉乘著獨木舟出海前往北方，獨自展開與大自然搏鬥的求生之旅。一次次的生死存亡中逐漸開拓視野，挖掘出真實的自我。In the style of the masterful Hatchet, this is another high-stakes middle grade from Gary Paulsen about a boy on the knife's edge between life and death where raging seas meet a northern wilderness.This stunning historical adventure, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the sea what Hatchet did for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds. When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next. The deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to the heartbeat of the ocean, the pulse of the landscape. With hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Northwind is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome best.

在險峻的北方海岸，少年雷夫駕著獨木舟展開逃亡之旅。瘟疫摧毀了他的家園，未知的海洋與荒野成為唯一的歸宿。這本由Gary Paulsen創作的歷史冒險小說，描寫人與自然的對抗與和解。隨著旅程深入，雷夫也逐步領會大海的力量與自己的勇氣。In the style of the masterful Hatchet, this is another high-stakes middle grade from Gary Paulsen about a boy on the knife's edge between life and death where raging seas meet a northern wilderness.This stunning historical adventure, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the sea what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds. When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif is forced to take to the water in a cedar canoe. He flees northward, following a wild, fjord-riven shore, navigating from one danger to the next, unsure of his destination. Yet the deeper into his journey he paddles, the closer he comes to his truest self as he connects to "the heartbeat of the ocean . . . the pulse of the sea." With hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull, Nor

「這個故事在我心中……已經醞釀了一輩子。」──《手斧男孩》作者蓋瑞．伯森刻畫人與大海、生命的精彩搏鬥，媲美海明威經典《老人與海》的雋永之作！面對致命的瘟疫、險惡的大海，鯨魚少年如何在驚心動魄的航行中，找到生存的意義與勇氣？★Amazon精選「年度最佳童書」★《手斧男孩》作者、「紐伯瑞文學獎」作家Gary Paulsen最後的冒險求生故事★以中古歐洲的霍亂疫情為歷史背景，結合北歐神話的傳奇色彩「唯有離開才能活命，往北走，別回頭……」沒有影子的男人駕著死亡之船來訪，同伴接連倒下，12歲的雷夫被迫划著獨木舟邁向大海，在洶湧的浪濤與陌生的島嶼間，不斷奮鬥，不斷學習，只求生存。一路上，飢餓的巨熊差點發現他、湍急的瘋狂漩渦想吞噬他、崩解的巨大冰山差點砸中他。但是奧丁神不只為雷夫降下殘酷的考驗，也為他帶來生命的溫柔慰藉：調皮的虎鯨與海豚成為他的朋友，海潮與洋流引領他發現迷霧冰山後的祕境，而他最最思念的媽媽，化為鯨魚與他重逢……生命的動盪磨礪了雷夫的意志與靈魂，也讓他學會尊重自然、與萬物共存。究竟在這片浩瀚無垠的大海中，雷夫能否找到生命的歸宿？【本書特色】★繼《手斧男孩》之後的冒險求生小說巔峰作本書回歸蓋瑞‧伯森最經典的《手斧男孩》風格，書中不只有各種臨場感十足的驚險求生橋段，還融會了伯森一甲子的豐富航海歷練，更添真實感。★媲美《老人與海》的雋永經典伯森精簡樸實的文風、人與自然交鋒的題材，往往拿來與海明威相提並論，美國知名書評網站Booklist更讚譽本書為「少年版的《老人與海》」。伯森不只將他豐富的航海經驗灌注書中，本書更處處流露他對生命與自然的思索。★從故事到插圖，洋溢北歐神話的浪漫色彩本書主人翁是中古世紀的北歐諾斯男孩，其靈感來自伯森的挪威奶奶，從小奶奶總說著北歐神話與航海冒險故事哄伯森入睡。本書不只故事情節洋溢北歐神話的傳奇色彩，插圖更精心設計結合北歐文化元素（例如盧恩符文），引領讀者進入浪漫的北歐神話世界觀。★「紐伯瑞文學獎暢銷作家」蓋瑞‧伯森最後的冒險故事本書是蓋瑞・伯森的遺作，但在生前便完成定稿，甚至特別為本書寫下後記，表示這是他「在心中醞釀了一輩子的故事」。【閱讀關鍵與特色】✏適讀年齡：無注音，適合9歲以上閱讀。✏閱讀關鍵字：親子溝通、自我價值、環境倫理。✏學習領域：語文、自然科學、公民與社會。✏核心素養：系統思考與解決問題、身心素質與自我精進、道德實踐與公民意識。

Bruce Banner still controls the mind and body of his green-skinned alter ego, but for how long? Banner, estranged from Betty Ross, settles in at his new Northwind laboratory as Kate Waynesboro enters