by Gary Paulsen · Uitgeverij Kluitman · tapa dura · ISBN 9789020620917
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«Alleen in de bergen» is Gary Paulsen's young adult adventure novel, published by Uitgeverij Kluitman in hardcover (191 pages, in Dutch).
When Tinckner, the helper, falls ill, young John, aged fourteen, must herd six thousand sheep on a high mountain meadow in Wyoming with three border collies. Facing floods, snakes, wolves, and a bear, he undergoes a test of survival and maturity: he learns to fend for himself and solve his problems with ingenuity.
The English original, «The Haymeadow», was published in 1992; this Dutch edition came out in 1997. The work won the Spur Award for best young adult fiction in 1992.
Aimed at children and young adults, especially those who enjoy adventure and survival stories in the wild.
Gary James Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
