Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780374314156)

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.

Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN-10: 0374314152
ISBN-13: 9780374314156
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511602 / Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2020
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2020
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Booklist 12/01/2020 pg. 37
Shelf Awareness 11/23/2021
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 93
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2021 pg. 123
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style