Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood [Paperback]

A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honorwinning author Gary Paulsenwhose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwidegiving readers a new perspective on the origins of his blockbuster contemporary classicHatchetand other famed survival stories.

Leaves you gritting your teeth and clutching the pages . . . Hauntedmeas 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 Childhoodis literary legend Gary Paulsen at his rawest and realest.

Dont miss Gary Paulsens other acclaimed books from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers: the father-son comedyHow to Train Your Dadand the page-turning survival adventureNorthwind.

A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honorwinning author Gary Paulsenwhose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwidegiving readers a new perspective on the origins of his blockbuster contemporary classicHatchetand other famed survival stories.Gary Paulsen(19392021) wrote more than two hundred books for children and adults, including the recent fatlCÈ