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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
Paintings from the Cave
Flat Broke
Liar, Liar
Brian's Winter
Brian's Hunt
The River
Brian's Return
Canyons
The Night the White Deer Died
Masters of Disaster
Lawn Boy Returns
The Transall Saga
The Beet Fields
Notes from the Dog
Woods Runner
Mudshark
Lawn Boy
The Legend of Bass Reeves
The Time Hackers
The Quilt
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Hatchet
Tucket's Travels
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Tucket's Home
Captive!
Canoe Days
Alida's Song
Tucket's Gold
Soldier's Heart

Books

Field Trip
Family Ties
Vote
Road Trip
Crush
Paintings from the Cave
Flat Broke
Liar, Liar
Brian's Winter
Brian's Hunt
The River
Brian's Return
Canyons
The Night the White Deer Died
Masters of Disaster
Lawn Boy Returns
The Transall Saga
The Beet Fields
Notes from the Dog
Woods Runner
Mudshark
Lawn Boy
The Legend of Bass Reeves
The Time Hackers
The Quilt
How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Hatchet
Tucket's Travels
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Tucket's Home
Captive!
Canoe Days
Alida's Song
Tucket's Gold
Soldier's Heart

In Memory of Acclaimed RHCB Author Gary Paulsen (1939-2021)

Gary Paulsen passed away on Wednesday, October 13.  He was 82. Gary Paulsen was a prolific author and his classic titles are staples on the backlists of Random House Children’s Books’. A three-time Newbery Honor recipient, his award-winning books include Hatchet, Brian’s Winter, The River, Brian’s Return, Brian’s Hunt, Dogsong, Woods Runner, The Winter Room, and

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