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(0)Anna Kendel
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
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Description
Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.
His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
357 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
At the age of five Gary Paulsen escaped from a shocking Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead, finding a powerful respect for nature that would stay with him throughout his life. At the age of thirteen a librarian handed him his first book, and there he found a lasting love of reading. As a teenager he desperately enlisted in the Army, and there amazingly discovered his true calling as a storyteller. A moving and enthralling story of Gary...