Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood

ISBN: 0374314152

Author: Paulsen, Gary

Condition: New

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 reviewHis 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.Dont miss Gary Paulsens 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.