Gary Paulsen, author portrait
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Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Road Trip (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Notes from the Dog; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.
Field Trip
Family Ties
Vote
Road Trip
Crush
Liar, Liar
Brian's Return
The River
Brian's Hunt
Brian's Winter
Paintings from the Cave
Canyons
The Night the White Deer Died
Lawn Boy Returns
The Beet Fields
Notes from the Dog
Woods Runner
Lawn Boy
The Amazing Life of Birds
The Legend of Bass Reeves
The Transall Saga
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Captive!
Soldier's Heart
Sarny
Father Water, Mother Woods
Nightjohn
The Monument

Books

Field Trip
Family Ties
Vote
Road Trip
Crush
Liar, Liar
Brian's Return
The River
Brian's Hunt
Brian's Winter
Paintings from the Cave
Canyons
The Night the White Deer Died
Lawn Boy Returns
The Beet Fields
Notes from the Dog
Woods Runner
Lawn Boy
The Amazing Life of Birds
The Legend of Bass Reeves
The Transall Saga
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Captive!
Soldier's Heart
Sarny
Father Water, Mother Woods
Nightjohn
The Monument

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