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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1992 · Est. 5 hour read
The Haymeadow
By Gary Paulsen
A boy faces nature's trials alone with six thousand sheep.
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208 pages· 36,954 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Fourteen-year-old John Barron is tasked with tending six thousand sheep in the Wyoming mountains. Alone with only horses and dogs, he faces floods, coyotes, and unexpected challenges. Can John prove himself and survive the summer, or will the wilderness overwhelm him? As he battles nature, John must discover his own strength and resourcefulness to endure.
From the publisher
Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father’s herd of sheep.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- Words
- 36,954
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Lexile
- 1010L
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