A middle-grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving readers a new perspective on the origin of Paulsen's famed survival stories.
His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments in his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a Hatchet. Without the encouragement of the librarian who handed him his first book at age thirteen, he may never have become a reader. Without his desperate teenage enlistment in the Army, he would not have discovered his true calling as a storyteller. A moving and enthralling story of grit and growing up for newcomers and lifelong fans alike, this is the acclaimed author at his rawest and realest.
Topics Gary Paulsen. (1939– ) Twentieth-century American authors. Biography. Wilderness survival. Running away from home. Librarians. Reading. Family life. Coming of age.
Lexile 1030L
Trim Size 8 3/10" x 5 2/5"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2021-01-11
JLG Release Date Apr 2021
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Biography Middle Plus
Biography Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Fascinating biographies and autobiographies will enable middle schoolers to read about the lives, thoughts, and accomplishments of the individuals who have shaped our world. Your patrons will learn about a remarkable person each month with this 14-book category.