About Author
William Durbin has published several books for young readers, among them "The Broken Blade, Wintering, Song of Sampo Lake," and "Blackwater Ben. The Broken Blade "won the Great Lakes Book Award for Children's Books and the Minnesota Book Award for Young Adult Fiction. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children and live in northearstern Minnesota. <P>"From the Trade Paperback edition."
