Northwind

 
　　致命的瘟疫席捲而來，12歲的孤兒萊夫被迫乘著獨木舟向北逃。儘管現在是初夏時分，但萊夫完全沒有任何補給品，一路上得靠著野莓和鮭魚維生，還得蜿蜒著穿過無窮無盡的峽灣以及小島，面對可怕的熊與鯨魚，掙扎在一個又一個致命的漩渦中。
 
　　漫無目的、也不知道即將面對什麼危險，一路上，孤獨的萊夫將所有經歷刻在一塊木頭上，夢想著他從未見過面的母親。對萊夫來說，只要他越深入這片海洋，就越了解真實的自己——他意識到，對他來說，世上沒有任何安全的地方，但廣闊的世界卻能任他探索，而這探索的過程，彷彿將他與大海的心跳聯繫在一起……
　
　　以《手斧男孩》Hatchet系列勇奪紐伯瑞文學獎的暢銷作家蓋瑞．伯森（Gary Paulsen），以挪威移民祖母的故事為本，再次為讀者帶來精采的荒野冒險和奇蹟生存故事。書中除了萊夫的冒險之外，也描寫了壯麗的北歐群島景觀，展示大海的永恆美麗。北歐神話加上充滿吸引力的故事，蓋瑞．伯森再次創造出一個令人驚嘆的勇敢故事。

When sickness decimates his fishing village, an orphan named Leif flees north in a cedar canoe, journeying along a brutal but beautiful coastline.

Gary Paulsen (1939-2021) wrote more than two hundred books for children and adults, including the recent father-son comedy How to Train Your Dad, and the acclaimed memoir Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood. Three of his novels--Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room--were Newbery Honor books. In 1997, he received the ALA’s Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature. His books have sold over 35 million copies around the world. The journey described in Northwind is partly inspired by the author’s own sailing adventures, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.