Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781432889272)

"A riveting, hopeful survival story." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

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

His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. 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.

A moving and enthralling story of grit and growing up, Gone to the Woods is perfect for newcomers to the voice and lifelong fans alike, from the acclaimed author at his rawest and realest.

Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN-10: 1432889273
ISBN-13: 9781432889272
Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader
Language: English
Published: 08/10/2021
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
Large Print

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

About the Author
Gary Paulsen is the winner of the ALA Margaret Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature, and is a three-time Newbery Honor winner, for Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. He lives in New Mexico.