Gary Paulsen
Nascido: May 17, 1939 – Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Gary Paulsen was an American author best known for young adult fiction about survival, wilderness, and self-reliance. Drawing on experiences with dogsledding and the outdoors, he wrote more than 200 books, including Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room, the last three earning Newbery Honor recognition and shaping generations of readers.
Biografia e Jornada do Autor
Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his early life was marked by instability, poverty, and a difficult family environment. Much of his childhood was spent moving between adults, places, and expectations, and he learned independence early. Books became one of the few steady forces in that unsettled world. As a teenager he worked a series of manual jobs and later served in the Army, experiences that deepened his sense of endurance and sharpened his eye for plainspoken detail. A decisive turning point came when he began writing seriously, drawing not from literary fashion but from hardship, labor, isolation, and the natural world he knew firsthand.
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Vozes da Comunidade
"Gary Paulsen, who wrote the beloved young-adult novel 'Hatchet,' dies at 82"
— The Washington Post
"Prolific American author Gary Paulsen wrote some 200 books of fiction and nonfiction for young people and adults"
— Britannica Kids
"Anyone who has read Gary Paulsen's books, many of which rely on his autobiography for their plots, knows he has led an amazing life"
— Publishers Weekly
"If I have a kid who's a reluctant reader, all I have to do is hand him one of Gary Paulsen's books"
— Teri Lesesne
"Gary Paulsen is a national treasure, a landmark author whose many books don't just transfix and entertain, they change the course of readers' lives"
— Wesley Adams
"I know many mushers—myself included—who first fell in love with mushing through Gary Paulsen's stories about his sled dogs"
— Blair Braverman
"Gary Paulsen is one of today's most popular writers of books for young readers"
— Scholastic
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