From the New York Timesâbestselling author of Northwind, a unique exploration into the exhilarating joysâand the inevitable dangersâof total solitude. Every day, fifteen-year-old Wil Neuton gets up, brushes his teeth, leaves the house, and rows away from shore. Heâs discovered the island, a place where he can go to be alone and learn to know natureâand himself. Wilâs only mission is to let go of the outside world. But the outside world refuses to let go of him. His family regards him as a puzzle. The town bully is determined to challenge him. And suddenly, even reporters know his name. He can confront them all, or he can embrace his solitude forever. Just one thing is certain now: Wil Neuton will no longer be relying on anybody but himself. âThis could have been another back-to-nature story, but Newbery Honor writer Paulsen tells Wilâs inner journey with a confident lyricism that duplicates Wilââs emotional qualities.â âPublishers Weekly âWil Neuton seeks out harmony within [nature], recalibrating his life by way of his self-imposed solitude on the island . . . While Hatchet provided readers with some much-needed escapism, The Island centered its focus on what we can never escapeâmortality, which, in the immediate aftermath of Paulsenâs passing, now takes on new significance.â âThe Millions
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