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A boy struggles with the legacy of the hunters in his family in this middle grade adventure from three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen.For John Borne’s family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It’s a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot deer and put meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year, John’s grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life.
Gary Paulsen once said that certain stories, like certain songs, will be so loved that they must be played over and over again. Tracker is such a story. It is the story of every person who remembers growing up, remembers believing that certain well loved people and places will remain forever. Paulsen traces the path that every heart must take in coming to terms with death. And he traces it with intuitive grace and honesty. Tracker is one of the purest, simplist of stories. When we are very young and have not been confused by disappointment or betrayed by lies, we see and accept the truth, no matter how difficult, no matter how heart breaking. This is a story to be saved, and read again.
