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Gary Paulsen

7books in our library
Genres:Biography, Memoir, Children's +4 more
Biography
Memoir
Children's
Fantasy
Science Fiction

Books by Gary Paulsen

7 books available

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My Life in Dog Years

by Gary Paulsen

Non-fiction
Biography

4.1(3,318)

From the loyal sled dog Cookie who saved his life to the brilliant Border Collie Josh, Gary Paulsen's memoir is a heartfelt tribute to the dozens of extraordinary canine companions who shaped his journey.

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The Transall Saga

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Fantasy

4.2(4,549)

Stranded in a prehistoric, alien-like world after a blinding flash, teenage Mark is thrust into a desperate struggle for survival among warring tribes, forging unexpected bonds and unlocking latent powers while relentlessly searching for a way back to his own time on Earth.

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Harris and Me

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Children's

4.2(4,931)

A summer of outrageous farm escapades with his mischievous cousin Harris transforms a young boy's ordinary tenth year into a riotous, unforgettable adventure filled with heartwarming chaos and country charm.

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Nightjohn

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Children's

3.8(4,828)

On a 19th-century Southern plantation, a slave risks severe injury to secretly teach a young girl to read, starting a dangerous spread of forbidden knowledge and hope.

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Hatchet

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Children's

3.7(308,544)

Stranded in the unforgiving Canadian wilderness with only a hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson must transform from a self-pitying boy to a resourceful survivor, battling hunger, fear, and the elements while grappling with the secret that shattered his family.

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The River

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Children's

3.8(22,285)

Tasked by the government to relive his harrowing survival, Brian Robeson must once again brave the wilderness, this time rafting an unconscious psychologist down a treacherous river after a lightning strike disables their only communication.

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Dogsong

by Gary Paulsen

Fiction
Children's

3.7(5,681)

A young Inuit boy, wanting to learn his people's old ways, takes a dog sled into the Alaskan wilderness to find his own identity.