Gary Paulsen

Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod - the 1,180-mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness - in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination....

These essays recount his adventures alone and with friends, taking listeners through the seasons. In Paulsen’s north country, every expedition is a major one, and often hilarious....

Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness....

When his family packs up and moves from the city to a small town deep in the Wisconsin countryside, 15-year-old Wil Neuton makes an exhilarating discovery....

Among all the lawmen of the frontier, one man stands out as a true hero: Bass Reeves....

Every winter, John Borne looked forward to the days when he and his grandfather headed into the snowy Minnesota woods to hunt together....

Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs....

Here are the real events that inspired Gary Paulsen to write Brian Robeson’s story in Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, and Brian's Hunt....

A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving listeners a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories....

Tired of being poor, Steven’s father, Corey, is certain that preaching the Word of the Lord is the way to fame and fortune. So father and son take off in their dilapidated truck, with a stolen Bible and a leaky army tent....

Mudshark is cool. He’s fast-thinking and fast-moving, and with his photographic memory, He’s the go-to guy with the answers. Lost your shoe? Your dad’s car? Can’t find your homework? The mudshark Detective Agency is on the case....

An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen brings his love of the sport to readers on a personal level in this intimate essay about the life of a litter of pups born to pull sleds....

Gary Paulsen's comic story about a summer job becomes a slapstick lesson in business as one boy turns a mountain of grass into a mountain of cash....

Fourteen-year-old Terry has parents who never paid him much attention. So when they both disappear after one of their all-too-frequent arguments, Terry isn’t exactly eager for them to come home....

This stunning book from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness....

Dad and Ben haven't been getting along recently and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect....

In This Side of Wild, which has taken a lifetime to write, Paulsen proves the ways in which animals have taught him to be a better person....

The year is 2057. Endless wars have torn the USA apart and enslaved Americans to the evil CCR, the Confederation of Consolidated Republics....

For a 16-year-old boy out in the world alone for the first time, every day is an education in the hard work and boredom of migrant labor....

Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America....