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Paulsen, Gary, author.

Gone to the woods : a true story of growing up in the wild / Gary Paulsen ; ; [pictures, Anna and Varvara Kendel]. - London : Macmillan Children's Books, [2021] - 357 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

The farm -- The river -- The ship -- Thirteen -- Soldier.

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 Paulsen's childhood, of grit and growing up.

ISBN: 9781529047721 1529047722

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC0H1084 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019998405 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Paulsen, Gary--Biography.
Paulsen, Gary--Childhood and youth --Juvenile literature.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Wilderness survival--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Autobiographies.

Dewey Class. No.: 813.54 813.54