Gary Paulsen, author portrait
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Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Road Trip (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Notes from the Dog; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.
Field Trip
Family Ties
Road Trip
Vote
Crush
Flat Broke
Liar, Liar
Brian's Winter
A Christmas Sonata
THUNDER VALLEY
DUNC AND AMOS AND THE RED TATTOOS
DUNC AND AMOS HIT THE BIG TOP
DUNC GETS TWEAKED
DUNC'S DOLL
Flight of the Hawk
Time Benders
DUNC AND AMOS ON THIN ICE (CULPEPPER ADVENTURES #29)
SUPER AMOS (CULPEPPER ADVENTURES #30)
The Creature of Black Water Lake
The Seventh Crystal
GRIZZLY
RODOMONTE'S REVENGE
Curse of the Ruins
Amos Binder, Secret Agent (Culpepper #28)
SKYDIVE
The Treasure of El Patron
Project
DUNC AND AMOS GO TO THE DOGS (NXT RPT)
The Rock Jockeys
The Legend of Red Horse Cavern
DUNC AND THE HAUNTED CASTLE
AMOS AND THE CHAMELEON CAPER
AMOS AND THE VAMPIRE
The Gorgon Slayer
HOOK 'EM SNOTTY
DUNC AND AMOS MEET THE SLASHER

Books

Field Trip
Family Ties
Road Trip
Vote
Crush
Flat Broke
Liar, Liar
Brian's Winter
A Christmas Sonata
THUNDER VALLEY
DUNC AND AMOS AND THE RED TATTOOS
DUNC AND AMOS HIT THE BIG TOP
DUNC GETS TWEAKED
DUNC'S DOLL
Flight of the Hawk
Time Benders
DUNC AND AMOS ON THIN ICE (CULPEPPER ADVENTURES #29)
SUPER AMOS (CULPEPPER ADVENTURES #30)
The Creature of Black Water Lake
The Seventh Crystal
GRIZZLY
RODOMONTE'S REVENGE
Curse of the Ruins
Amos Binder, Secret Agent (Culpepper #28)
SKYDIVE
The Treasure of El Patron
Project
DUNC AND AMOS GO TO THE DOGS (NXT RPT)
The Rock Jockeys
The Legend of Red Horse Cavern
DUNC AND THE HAUNTED CASTLE
AMOS AND THE CHAMELEON CAPER
AMOS AND THE VAMPIRE
The Gorgon Slayer
HOOK 'EM SNOTTY
DUNC AND AMOS MEET THE SLASHER

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