This was another one of the titles I grabbed for vacation from the "books removed from the library, but I still want to read" pile. This story is about a little boy with no name who sent to the wilderness of Canada to live with his grandmother during World War II while his mother works in a factory and his father is off to war. The little boy befriends the men who are building the road into the wilderness and his grandmother is their cook. The little boy is happy here, but he misses his mother. Eventually he goes back to his mother and doesn't see his grandmother again for many years.
This was a quick, easy read. I like Paulsen's work, however, I have trouble connecting to characters who have no name, like the protagonist in this story. I would say that this story is more geared for an elementary reader than for a middle school reader, but a middle school student could still get something from it.
Not my favorite of Paulsen's works, but still pretty solid.
Happy Reading!!
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