1. Woods Runner
by Gary Paulsen

2. Part 1 Green The Forest-1776

3. Chapter 1 Setting: The Forest.
Point of View: It’s Third Person Limited Throughout the WHOLE Book.
The Only Character in Chapter 1 is Samuel
Quote: “Their valley was like a huge bowl, nestled deep in the hills in far western Pennsylvania.” – Samuel’s Mind
Mood: Thoughtful

4. Chapter 2
The people of Samuel’s frontier have heard about the war and are deciding not to get involved.
Setting: His Home/Frontier
Characters: Samuel, His Parents: Olin and Abigail, Isaac the Old Man of the Forest, The Clarks, The Overtons, and The Harrises.
Mood: Nervous

5. Chapter 3
Samuel is hunting when he sees smoke. He runs back home, only to figure out that there was an attack on his settlement and he wasn’t there to stop it.
Setting: Forest
Characters: Samuel
Mood: Nervous and Sensing Danger

6. Part 2 Red War-1776

7. Chapter 4
Samuel has returned to his home, only to find his suspicions confirmed. There was indeed an attack on his home!! He sees many dead bodies of people he knew, but not his parents!! He digs graves, then prays. He goes to sleep after that.
Setting: The Frontier
Characters: Samuel and Dead People
Nervous: Sad

8. Chapter 5 Samuel starts to track the ATTACKERS!!
Setting: Frontier to attacker’s path
Characters: Samuel
Quote: “They marveled at him, thought of him as a kind of seer, one who could know more than others, divine things in a spiritual way. Samuel knew this was not the case. He had just learned to see what others could not.” – Samuel’s Mind
Mood: Ready and Knowing

9. Chapter 6
Samuel tracks and meets Old Bobby. Old Bobby gives Samuel information that he isn’t too far behind. He keeps moving.
Setting: Attacker’s path to Draper’s Crossing to attacker’s path.
Characters: Old Bobby and Samuel
Mood: Tireless

10. Chapter 7
Samuel has been running and is now eating. He’s drinking water and it saves his life. If he had not done this he would had died. He sees captives but is not sure if his mother and father were there.
Setting: A Clearing
Characters: Samuel and Group of Captives with Officers and Indians
Mood: Angry and Cautious

11. Chapter 8
Samuel witnesses an attack on the natives. He helps but gets hit in the head with a TOMAHAWK!! He blacks out.
Setting: A Native’s Campfire
Characters: Samuel, Natives, British Soldiers, and Rebels
Mood: Fearless

12. Chapter 9
Samuel wakes up and meets Coop. Coop gives him food and answers a few questions. Samuel returns to sleep.
Setting: Coop’s/ the Rebel’s Camp
Characters: Samuel and Coop
Mood: Strange and Curious
Figurative Language: “That egg on your head”
It means a bump that’s big.

13. Chapter 10
Samuel is moving with the rebels. He thinks that he must go faster.
Setting: Not One Specific Place
Characters: Samuel, Coop, and Some Rebels
Mood: Slightly Tired
Figurative Language: ”Flashed white like small lamps.”
It means that they flashed or shined bright.

14. Chapter 11
Samuel meets Annie and her family. He finds out that his mother and father’s life were spared for a chessboard because they were there 2-3 days ago. Shortly after he leaves Annie’s parents are MURDERED!!
Setting: The Clark’s House
Characters: Samuel, Annie, and Annie’s Parents
Mood: Relaxed; Scared in the End

15. Part 3
Green
New York-1776

16. Chapter 12
Samuel runs to find Annie. Once she is found she stays near him. He is upset that they killed Annie’s parents, who were good people. He hunts and rests.
Setting: Near Annie’s House
Characters: Samuel and Annie
Quote: “He was one person with a rifle. Oh yes, he thought, smiling grimly, and a knife.” – Samuel’s Mind
Mood: Grim and Sad

17. Chapter 13
Samuel and Annie go to New York but on the way they meet Abner. They are about to tell him their story.
Setting: On the Way to New York
Characters; Samuel, Annie, Abner, Officers, and Abner’s Dogs
Quote: “Careful there! There’s my bairns’s bairns inside.” - Abner
Mood: Ready

18. Chapter 14
Abner has heard their story. He says that he will take them to New York.
Setting: On the way to New York in Abner’s wagon.
Characters: Samuel, Annie, Abner, and Abner’s Dogs
Quote: ”I think you need help from a old coot and a couple of dogs, that’s what I think.” - Abner
Mood: Ready

19. Chapter 15
Abner explains to Samuel about King George. Later Samuel sharpens tools. He eats dinner and hears Abner and Micah’s conversation.
Setting: Micah and Martha’s House
Characters: Samuel, Annie, Abner, Abner’s Dogs, Micah, and Martha
Mood: Happy and Somewhat Safe
Figurative Language: “Crazy as a bag of hazelnuts.”
It means that he’s REALLY crazy.

20. Chapter 16
Samuel is in New Jersey. He and Abner go to find out information. He sees his mother and she promises to get a message to his father.
Setting: New Jersey/ New York
Characters: Samuel, Abner, Matthew, and Samuel’s Mother
Mood: Secretive
Figurative Language: “It skimmed along the water like a leaf.”
It means that it went quickly.

21. Chapter 17
Samuel and Abner are ready to bust out his parents. They do it and get away quickly!!
Setting: Matthew’s Boat/ Old Sugar Mill
Characters: Samuel, Abner, Matthew, and Samuel’s parents Olin and Abigail
Mood: Somewhat Excited
Figurative Language: “Darkness. Like the inside of a dead cow.”
It was REALLY dark.

22. Chapter 18
Samuel’s parents meet Annie. Abner leaves them and they continue to Pennsylvania on foot.
Setting: To PENNSYLVANIA
Characters: Samuel, His Parents, Annie, Matthew, and Abner
Mood: Steady

23. Chapter 19
Samuel, Annie, and his parents find themselves in an attack. They are saved by rebels. The rebels offer to take them home.
Setting: A Clearing
Characters: Samuel, Annie, Samuel’s Parents, Rebels, and British Officers
Quote: “It was over.” – Samuel’s Mind
Mood: Done or Final

24. Epilogue It is three years later. He has been helping the
Patriots. He stays until Coop dies. Then he returns home, into the FOREST.
Setting: War Places, His Parent’s New House, and A FOREST
Characters: Samuel, His Parents, Annie, and Coop
Mood: An Air of Finality

25. The Questions
How did Samuel change from the beginning of our novel to the end of our novel?
He got older
He gets involved in the war
He faced dangers that he had never faced before
He saved his parents
And takes in Annie
He meets new people
People he knew died
Those are a few of the changes that influenced him to become someone with many survival skills.

26. Conflict and Resolution
The conflict was that Samuel’s parents were captured. The resolution is him finding them, and I know that because that’s what the whole story is about. It talks about his adventure and everything he did to get closer and better at finding his parents.

27. Theme
I think that the theme is You Have To Work For Something You Want.
Evidence
Samuel didn’t just wait for the British to deliver his parents to him
Samuel really wanted his parents back
Samuel did every single thing possible
He kept going no matter the danger
He used all his strength
He used every skill he had

28. Conclusion
It’s a GREAT book!! Gary Paulsen did a good job. I would definitely recommend this book to someone. It includes information and keeps me reading page after page.
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