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Gone to the Woods : Surviving a Lost Childhood
by Gary Paulsen
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Overview
A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen--whose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide--giving readers a new perspective on the origins of his blockbuster contemporary classic Hatchet and other famed survival stories.
"Leaves you gritting your teeth and clutching the pages . . . Haunted me as a reader." --The New York Times Book Review ★ "This literary treasure is written for book lovers of any age." --Shelf Awareness, starred review His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival adventures. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from 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. And without his desperate teenage enlistment in the Army, he would not have discovered his true calling as a storyteller. An entrancing and critically lauded account of grit and growing up, perfect for newcomers and lifelong fans alike, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood is literary legend Gary Paulsen at his rawest and most real. Don't miss Gary Paulsen's other acclaimed books from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers: the father-son comedy How to Train Your Dad and the page-turning survival adventure Northwind.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780374314156
- ISBN-10: 0374314152
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
- Publish Date: January 2021
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 368
- Reading Level: Ages 13-17
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