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Winterdance

The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod

by Gary Paulsen
Danny Campbell
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Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod—the eleven hundred and eighty mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness—in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dogfights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations—and the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account of a "stunning wilderness journey of discovery and transformation" (Chicago Tribune), lived and told by "the best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today" (Publishers Weekly).

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  • Release date

    January 29, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781541457454
      • File size: 200152 KB
      • Duration: 06:56:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1060
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 28, 1994
      The scene was unnerving to a novice: television cameras, loudspeakers, crowds and nearly 2000 excited dogs all jammed a street in downtown Anchorage. It was the start of the Iditarod dogsled race from Anchorage to Nome over 1180 miles of rugged terrain. Paulsen ( Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass ) had run dogs in Minnesota, but was woefully unprepared in 1983 for his first Iditarod and for conditions in Alaska. After getting lost with his 15-dog team in Anchorage at the start, he and the dogs later took a wrong turn again, adding 120 miles to the journey. Attacked by a moose, suffering frostbite and sleeplessness, he nevertheless completed the race in 17 days and was eager to run another. Paulsen presents a fine depiction of the landscape and of dogs at work in this gripping story of adventure and endurance. Photos. First serial to Readers Digest; author tour.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 20, 1995
      Acclaimed children's book author Paulsen offers a gripping account of his experience running the 1180 mile Iditarod dogsled race.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1060
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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