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THE WINTER ROOM

by Gary Paulsen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1989

More a prose poem than a novel, this beautifully written evocation of a Minnesota farm perhaps 40 years ago consists of portraits of each of the four seasons, along with four brief stories told by old Uncle David in the room the family calls "The Winter Room." And, in its way most revealing, there is also an introduction ("Tuning") so skillfully written that it ironically belies its own message: that books cannot have smells, or sound, or light, since these must be supplied by the reader in response to the author's words. With his authentic descriptions, Paulsen makes it easy for the reader to comply. It's not clear to whom Eldon, the 11-year-old narrator, speaks—mostly he describes, rather than explains, though the explanatory creeps in: "Each cow has to have a calf or it won't. . .give milk." Unlike the novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Jean George, which also conjure life in a particular setting through the accumulation of detail, this presentation of the marvelous minutiae of farm life supports only a gossamer plot hinging on the relationship between story and reality. As carefully structured as cobweb, the idea is there, almost invisible, from early on, when emulating a feat in a Zane Grey novel results in a dangerous prank; it resurfaces in the character of Father, who doesn't answer questions but enjoys speaking in simile; and climaxes when Eldon's brother challenges the fragile illusion of Uncle David's stories by calling them lies, causing a moving philosophical crisis in this taciturn family. Readers will be rare, but this is too fine to be ignored as a shelf-sitter.

Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1989

ISBN: 0531058395

Page Count: -

Publisher: Orchard/Watts

Review Posted Online: Oct. 18, 2011

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1989

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The winter room.

  • Gary Paulsen
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  • Scholastic, Inc.
  • Newberry Honor Book, 1990

Year Published

This realistic fiction book by Gary Paulsen is written for kids ages 9 and up and is published by Scholastic, Inc. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.

Plot Summary

Eleven-year-old Eldon grows up with his brother, Wayne, their parents and two uncles on a rustic Minnesota farm. Each season on the farm presents new experiences, which shape Eldon’s view of both farm life and family. Winter is special because the family gathers in the winter room to hear Uncle David’s stories, but when Uncle David tells a new story, he loses the respect of Eldon’s brother, Wayne — a respect that is restored when Uncle David, unaware that the boys are watching, draws energy from the ground and appears to be youthfully strong, again, at least momentarily.

Christian Beliefs

Uncle David and Uncle Nels each have a Bible on their bedside table. Father thanks God for a meal. Wayne condemns bragging and compares it to lying.

Other Belief Systems

This story begins suggesting that books need to appeal to readers through the use of all five of their senses for stories to come to life. Eldon cryptically muses on where there are spaces between time, the pauses between days that turn into a different season. In one of Uncle David’s stories, a kidnapped woman uses magic to enact revenge. Mother says that Uncle David’s stories are not necessarily to be believed, but may be fantasy. In a surreal sequence, Uncle David draws power from the ground to make himself young again, and the boys watch in what is described as prayerful worship.

Authority Roles

In Eldon’s home, Mother controls the household and finances, while Father works hard on the land and takes every opportunity to involve his sons in what he does. Mother brings lunch to Father while he’s working in the field and helps him complete the demands of farm work. Father gently teases his sons but takes a firm stance against their fighting. The boys are expected to stay out of the room their two uncles share. In one of Uncle David’s stories, a manager refuses to tolerate an employee’s pranks. Later, Wayne accuses Uncle David of boasting about himself in his story, and David responds with only a sad look.

Profanity & Violence

Though no profanity is used in the story, Eldon often uses crude comparisons to describe things on the farm, such as walking through manure so deep it comes up to his crotch or the effect of a horse urinating in a man’s ear. Several people are said to have died in bizarre ways — one girl drowns herself in a lake, another is eaten by pigs and a man willfully allows himself to freeze to death. One of Uncle David’s stories refers to Vikings killing and kidnapping. The process of slaughtering farm animals is described in graphic detail.

Sexual Content

Uncle David has calendar pin-ups of women on his walls, but there is no indication that the pictures contain nudity.

Discussion Topics

If your children have read this book or someone has read it to them, consider these discussion topics:

  • Eldon and Wayne often disagree with each other and sometimes fight. Why do they do that?
  • Choose one situation where they did this.

Describe one way that they could have better handled the disagreement.

Faith can be hard to understand.

  • What do you think Mother meant when she said Uncle David’s stories are not to be believed?

How is this type of belief different from faith?

What happened in the story of Crazy Allen?

  • How did he turn his own death into a practical joke?
  • What is the problem with practical jokes?

Is there anything that you should not joke about?

Wayne said bragging is similar to lying.

Explain why you agree or disagree with Wayne.

Eldon and Wayne lived with their parents and uncles.

  • How would living with your family and extended family in a small house change the way you live now?
  • What are some of the rules this family has and what are some things this family does to get along?

What do you think your family and your extended family would have to do to get along?

Which of Uncle David’s stories did you like the best?

What made it special to you?

Why did Wayne lose respect for his uncle?

  • How did he react?
  • Who is someone that you have lost respect for?
  • Why did this person lose your respect?

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This is a Newbery Award book written by the man who wrote the Hatchet series and so much more. He knows about the wilderness and about boys and how we are changed by facing challenges.

This book will show you how it feels to grow up on a farm and work hard. However, there is something else happening as you go through the seasons.

The boy Eldon is discovering that stories are so much more than an amusing way to pass the time. I wonder if you have made this discovery in your reading.

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The Winter Room

Gary paulsen, g. paulsen. scholastic, $16.99 (112pp) isbn 978-0-531-05839-8.

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Reviewed on: 09/01/1989

Genre: Children's

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by Paulsen, Gary. (Orchard, 1989 ISBN 0-531-08439-6) Novel. pages. Grades 5+. This book was reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine . Review This is a brief, intense novel with incredible descriptive scenes. As a young boy and his older brother Wayne grow up on a farm in northern Minnesota, we are witness to vivid scenes of farm life. In the bleak winters Uncle David tells stories in the winter room (a room only used in winter) of an almost mythological logging past. The boys doubt the truth of his stories and say so, thus hurting David so much he stops telling stories. It is only when the boys sneak into the barn to watch Uncle David and witness his incredible control of the axes that they begin to believe his stories are true and convince their uncle to resume the storytelling. The prologue to this book Paulsen calls "Honing" and it is full of sensory images that set the mood and tenor of the book. It is worth reading aloud and savoring. Students might then like to go on to other strong beginnings in books which set the stage for what is to come. Lois Lowry 's prologue in Autumn Street has an equally strong first chapter which also serves as epilogue to the book. Does "Honing" serve in the same way?

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This story of two Norwegian-American farm boys who discover the remarkable magic of storytelling is vintage Gary Paulsen - earthy, gritty, and ultimately poignant. Be aware that Paulsen vividly describes the reality of farm life, including slaughtering pigs and shoveling manure, as the story unfolds.

  • Listening Length 1 hour and 59 minutes
  • Author Gary Paulsen
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  • Audible release date March 4, 2014
  • Language English
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  1. THE WINTER ROOM

    Immersive and engaging, despite some flaws, and destined to capture imaginations. (Fantasy. 14 & up) Share your opinion of this book. More a prose poem than a novel, this beautifully written evocation of a Minnesota farm perhaps 40 years ago consists of portraits of each of the four seasons, along with four brief stories told by old Uncle David ...

  2. The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen

    The Winter Room is a Newberry Medal Honor Book from 1989. It is the story of a family living on a farm in rural Minnesota and is told by the youngest member of that family, an 11 year old boy named Eldon. Eldon lives with his older brother, his parents and two elderly uncles.

  3. The Winter Room

    Father gently teases his sons but takes a firm stance against their fighting. The boys are expected to stay out of the room their two uncles share. In one of Uncle David's stories, a manager refuses to tolerate an employee's pranks. Later, Wayne accuses Uncle David of boasting about himself in his story, and David responds with only a sad look.

  4. The Winter Room Analysis

    The Winter Room is a book to be read the first time from beginning to end and to be reread in sections. Readers will find that certain passages above others capture their interest and can be read ...

  5. The Winter Room Summary

    The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen tells the story of eleven-year-old Eldon and his family who spend cold winter nights huddled together in what they call the winter room. Together they sit in front of the stove and exchange stories. The boys, Eldon and his brother, Wayne, listen attentively as their Uncle David tells them stories about ...

  6. The Winter Room

    The Winter Room is a Newbery Honor -winning short novel by Gary Paulsen. It is a realistic fiction story about logging and farming, narrated in the first person to two boys by their Norwegian uncle in the "winter room" of a farm in northern Minnesota, United States. Like many of his works, it evokes a harsh rural environment using vivid imagery ...

  7. The Winter Room (Scholastic Gold)

    Paperback - December 29, 2020. Gary Paulsen's Newbery Honor Book The Winter Room joins the Scholastic Gold line, with bonus content! Two brothers, one family, and an unexpected secret revealed on the cold night of winter... Following the turn of the seasons, eleven-year-old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his ...

  8. The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen

    Publisher Summary. The winter room is where Eldon, his brother Wayne, old Uncle David, and the rest of the family gather on icy cold nights, sitting in front of the stove. There the boys listen eagerly to all of Uncle David's tales of superheroes.Then one night Uncle David tells the story, "The Woodcutter, " and what happens next is ...

  9. Amazon.com: The Winter Room eBook : Paulsen, Gary: Kindle Store

    Gary Paulsen is one of the most honored writers of contemporary literature for young readers. He has written more than one hundred book for adults and young readers, and is the author of three Newberry Honor titles: Dogsong, Hatchet, and The Winter Room. He divides his time among Alaska, New Mexico, Minnesota, and the Pacific.

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    A Newbery Honor Book by the New York Times-bestselling author of Northwind. "A compelling description of farming in a bygone time." —Publishers WeeklyALA/YALSA Best Book for Young AdultsALA Notable Book for ChildrenJudy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's LiteratureFollowing the turn of the seasons, eleven-year-old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his ...

  11. The Winter Room Summary

    Extended Summary. Eleven-year-old Eldon lives on a farm in northern Minnesota, on the edge of a forest which reaches clear up to Hudson's Bay. His family of six inhabits a two-story wooden house ...

  12. Amazon.com: The Winter Room: 9780440404545: Paulsen, Gary: Books

    Audio CD. $12.49 2 New from $12.49. The winter room is where Eldon, his brother Wayne, old Uncle David, and the rest of the family gather on icy cold nights, sitting in front of the stove. There the boys listen eagerly to all of Uncle David's tales of superheroes. Then one night Uncle David tells the story, "The Woodcutter," and what happens ...

  13. The Winter Room

    Gary Paulsen's Newbery Honor Book The Winter Room joins the Scholastic Gold line, with bonus content!Two brothers, one family, and an unexpected secret revealed on the cold night of winter...Following the turn of the seasons, eleven-year-old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his relationship with his older brother, Wayne.

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    "You can live on the same farm, in the same house with your uncle for eleven summers, eleven winters, and still not know him. You and your older brother, Wayne, can work in the fields alongside him and Father and Nels - the other old, old man on the farm - and still Uncle David can one day amaze you. Every night in the winter room, used only in winter because then no work can be done outside ...

  15. Book Review: 'The Winter Room'

    The Winter Room By Gary Paulsen This is a Newbery Award book written by the man who wrote the Hatchet series and so much more. He knows about the wilderness and about boys and how we are changed ...

  16. The Winter Room: Gary Paulsen: 9781664429703: Amazon.com: Books

    The Winter Room. Audio CD - May 1, 1994. This story of two Norwegian-American farm boys who discover the remarkable magic of storytelling is vintage Gary Paulsen-earthy, gritty, and ultimately poignant. Following the turn of the seasons, eleven year old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his relationship with his older ...

  17. The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen, G. Paulsen

    The Winter Room. Gary Paulsen, G. Paulsen. Scholastic, $16.99 (112pp) ISBN 978--531-05839-8. Following the events of one year, from plowing to harvest to butchering, this novel offers a ...

  18. The Winter Room (Scholastic Gold)|Paperback

    Gary Paulsen's Newbery Honor Book The Winter Room joins the Scholastic Gold line, with bonus content! ... -Kirkus Reviews. From the Publisher. Following the events of one year, from plowing to harvest to butchering, this novel offers a compelling description of farming in a bygone time. The narrator, Elgon, is the younger son of a Scandinavian ...

  19. The Winter Room by Paulsen, Gary

    The Winter Room. by Paulsen, Gary. (Orchard, 1989 ISBN -531-08439-6) Novel. pages. Grades 5+. This book was reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine. ... Book Review. Foxman by Gary Paulsen. Featured book with review, activities, related books and links. Call Me Francis Tucket by Gary Paulsen. Book Review.

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    ENGLISH, AWARD WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK

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  23. The Winter Room: Paulsen, Gary: 9780545085342: Amazon.com: Books

    The Winter Room. Mass Market Paperback - January 1, 2009. by Gary Paulsen (Author) 4.4 171 ratings. See all formats and editions. This Newbery Honor Book by master storyteller Gary Paulsen is now available in this After Words paperback edition! Following the turn of the seasons, eleven year old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a ...

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    While "The Winter Room" was satisfied for us adults, our son was quickly bored. Paulsen does a wonderful job activating all five senses as he creates his scenes, and his parents were being drawn into the story and historical setting. ... Book reviews & recommendations: IMDb Movies, TV & Celebrities: IMDbPro Get Info Entertainment Professionals ...