Guts : the true stories behind Hatchet and the Brian books —Paulsen, Gary, author.

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

My life in dog years —Paulsen, Gary.

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 his life.

Winterdance : the fine madness of running the Iditarod —Paulsen, Gary, author.

Puppies, dogs, and blue northers : reflections on being raised by a pack of sled dogs —Paulsen, Gary.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.

Hatchet —Paulsen, Gary, author.

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divor...

Brian's return —Paulsen, Gary, author.

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.

The river —Paulsen, Gary.

Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more abo...

This side of wild : mutts, mares, and laughing dinosaurs —Paulsen, Gary.

"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an...

Brian's winter —Paulsen, Gary.

Instead of being rescued from a plane crash, as in the author's book Hatchet, this story portrays what would have happened to Brian had he been forced to survive a winter in the wilderness with only his survival pack and...

Brian's hunt —Paulsen, Gary.

Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old returns to the wild to befriend a wounded dog and hunt a rogue bear.

A cry in the wild

After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Hatchet —Paulsen, Gary.

Haunted by his parents' divorce and the secret that caused it, young Brian Robeson, the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness, must draw on untested skills and strength to survive.

Woodsong —Paulsen, Gary.

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod...

Nightjohn —Paulsen, Gary.

Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.

Caught by the sea : my life on boats —Paulsen, Gary.

Presents the life and times of Minnesota author, Gary Paulsen and his high sea adventures.

Liar, liar : the theory, practice, and destructive properties of deception —Paulsen, Gary.

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.

Flat broke : the theory, practice and destructive properties of greed —Paulsen, Gary.

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his met...

Hook 'em, Snotty! —Paulsen, Gary.

The haymeadow —Paulsen, Gary.

Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father's herd of sheep.

Tracker —Paulsen, Gary.

Only thirteen, John must track a deer in the Minnesota woods for his family's winter meat, and in doing so finds himself drawn to the doe who leads him and hating his role as hunter.