Gary Paulsen Books
The Transall saga
By Gary Paulsen
While backpacking in the desert, thirteen-year-old Mark falls into a tube of blue light and is transported into a more primitive world, where he must use his knowledge and skills to survive.
Read MoreBrian's Winter
By Gary Paulsen
From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest e...
Read MoreTucket s ride
By Gary Paulsen
When fifteen-year-old Francis and two younger children lose their way in the wilderness of the Southwest, they face capture at the hands of dangerous men.
Read MoreThe White Fox chronicles
By Gary Paulsen
Having been imprisoned when the Confederation of Consolidated Republics, a foreign power, conquered Los Angeles in 2056, fourteen-year-old Cody escapes and endures hardship to become the undergroun...
Read MoreSoldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
By Gary Paulsen
Eager to enlist, fifteen-year-old Charley has a change of heart after experiencing both the physical horrors and mental anguish of Civil War combat.
Read MoreThe Glass Cafe: Or the Stripper and the State How My Mother Started a War with the System That Made Us Kind of Rich and a Little Bit Famous
By Gary Paulsen
When twelve-year-old Tony, a talented artist, begins sketching the dancers at the Kitty Kat Club where his mother is an exotic dancer, it sparks the attention of social services.
Read MoreBrian's Return
By Gary Paulsen
After having survived alone in the wilderness, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs.
Read MoreTucket's gold
By Gary Paulsen
Fifteen-year-old Francis and the two children he has adopted travel across the Old West, evade Comancheros, discover a treasure, and wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Read MoreCanoe days
By Gary Paulsen
A canoe ride on a northern lake during a summer day reveals the quiet beauty and wonder of nature in and around the peaceful water.
Read MoreMy Life in Dog Years
By Gary Paulsen
The author describes some of the dogs that have had special places in his life, including his first dog, Snowball, in the Phillippines; Dirk, who protected him from bullies; and Cookie, who saved h...
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