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Gary Paulsen
The internationally best-selling story of survival against the odds, now with a striking new cover look to celebrate its 30th anniversary
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A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving readers a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen’s famed survival stories.
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Four classic books from Newbery Honoree Gary Paulsen are now available in one boxed set: Hatchet, Woodsong, Dogsong, and Dancing Carl. This collectible boxed set of beloved titles from acclaimed…
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An edge-of-your seat adventure by Gary Paulsen, the master of high-stakes survival stories and the author of Hatchet.
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An adventure of Alaskan dog-racing and of the Arctic landscape
This stunning New York Times Bestseller from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it…
Sue Corbett
Presents the biography of children’s book author Gary Paulsen while exploring his creative process as a writer and the cultural impact of his work –Provided by publisher.
James B. Blasingame
Gary Paulsen, a three-time Newbery Honor winner, has written over 175 books for young adults and adults for over twenty years.
Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Surveys the major titles and themes of America’s top adventure writer for tweens. Entries cover the Brian and Tucket series and analyse the significance of alcoholism, coming of age, survival…
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Brian Robeson tiene trece aanos y una hacha, nada maas. La avioneta en la que viajaba tuvo un accidente y se estrellao. Ahora ael, solo, deberaa afrontar los peligros que…
Roman Sanchez, still suffering from the death of his father, must use all his skills and knowledge to save himself and the lives of three classmates when they are kidnapped…
In this searing picture of slavery ( Kirkus Reviews ),12-year-old slave Sarny risks terrible punishment as Nightjohn, an adult slave, teaches her how to read. An inspirational story, meticulously researched…
Exciting book of extreme sports adventures by daring, lifelong adventurer, Gary Paulsen
Building on the huge success of Lawn Boy, Lawn Boy Returns picks up six weeks after the first book ends. A prize fighter sponsored by Lawn boy wins a big…
Harold and his best friend, both hopeless geeks and societal misfits, try to survive unusual science experiments, the attacks of the football team, and other dangers of junior high school.
Sarny, the young slave girl who learned to read in Nightjohn, is now a young widow. She flees the plantation in the last days of the Civil War, a free…
The companion to Liar, liar; Flat broke; Crush; and Vote –Cover.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin impetuously announces that he will run for student body president, mainly to impress his girlfriend Tina, but soon gets excited about making a positive difference in his school…
It is 1848 and 14-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail. When he lags behind to practice shooting his new rifle, he is captured by Pawnees. It…
When a 12-year-old boy revs up his grandparents’ old riding lawnmower, he quickly learns about the beauty of capitalism, in this latest novel by the acclaimed author of The Legend…
In 1944, a boy spends the summer with his grandmother near the Canadian border. With the men gone to war, the women are left to run the farms. When his…
An exquisite prose poem and stunning watercolors bring the beauty of a nighttime dogsled run to life. This picture book is a companion to two of Gary Paulsen’s most beloved…
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own song of…
Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door to find a dead body. Thirty seconds later it disappears. It’s not the first bizarre thing that has appeared in his locker and…
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find…
Published in 2022 by arrangement with Farrar, Staus and Giroux –Title page verso.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a…
Gary Paulsen, author of Hatchet and other adventure novels, tells about his lifelong love of sailing, boats he has owned, and the storms, sharks, and peaceful lagoons he has experienced…
The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.
The author recalls his experiences as a migrant laborer andyment as carnival worker after he ran away from home at age sixteen.
The first five books in Paulsen’s saga of 14-year-old Francis Tucket, who is kidnapped by Pawnees while heading west on a wagon train on the Oregon Trail, are collected in…
In these three novellas, Paulsen explores how children can survive the most difficult circumstances through art and the love of dogs.
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning…
What do you do when your dad is eco-MAD? A laugh-out-loud eco-adventure from award-winning author Gary Paulsen.
A 14-year-old boy who has been neglected by irresponsible parents spends a wonderful summer on a farm where his grandmother cooks for two elderly brothers.
An acclaimed Newbery Honor-winning children’s writer offers a collection of intense stories for adults. Among the unusual plots: a drunken Vietnam vet helps deliver the second Christ in a cemetery…
Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired ideas, Riley and Reed follow their fearless leader Henry into the wilderness, the bull-riding ring…
In Hatchet, 13-year-old Brian learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed with only a hatchet. He was rescued at the end of the summer. Brian’s Winter begins where…
Afraid to actually ask Tina Zabinski for a date, eighth-grader Kevin spends most of his time theorizing about love and romance and observing and analyzing male/female interaction.
In Paulsen’s Newbery Honor novel, 14-year-old Russel Susskit leads a dog team on an arduous trek across the frozen Alaskan wilderness on a life-altering journey haunted by dreams of an…
Author Gary Paulsen tells the real stories of the adventures that inspired him to write the Brian Robeson stories in the novels Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Return…
A haunted, battle-scarred man who tends the ice rinks teaches Marsh and his friend Willy something about the horrors of war–and the healing power of love. ALA Best Book for…
A teenage girl and an old Indian are brought together by the same haunting dream.
A sixteen-year-old boy is alone in the world for the first time. He’s new at everything, working in the beet fields and learning to survive on his own. Once he…
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