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Gary Paulsen was born May 17, 1939, in Minneapolis, MN. He has been a writer since the 1960s, but
prior to that he worked at a wide variety of jobs. Paulsen has created powerful young adult fiction, often set
in wilderness or rural areas and featuring teenagers who arrive at self-awareness by way of experiences in
nature. He is part of a select group of YA writers who has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring an
author's lifetime acheivement in writing books for teens. Paulsen won that award in 1997 and has received
numerous other awards and honors.
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At the time this is being written, the collection contains production material for 35 titles. Included are typescripts, corrected typescripts, front matter, page proofs advanced reading copies, and other miscellaneous material.
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This collection was given to the University of Minnesota by the author and his agent.
Gift of:
Alida's Song, 1999
Amazing Life of Birds, The, 2006
Beet Fields: Memories of a Sixteenth Summer, 2000
Brian's Hunt, 2003
Brian's Return, 1999
Brian's Winter, 1996
Call Me Francis Tucket, 1995
Canoe Days, 1999
Car (The), 1994
Caught by the Sea: A Life in Boats, 2001
Christmas Sonata, 1992
Crossing (The), 1987
Father Water, Mother Woods: Essays on Fishing and Hunting in the North Woods, 1994
Glass Cafe, 2003
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books, 2001
Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered, 1993
Hatchet, 1987
Haymeadow (The), 1992
How Angel Peterson Got His Name, 2003
Legend of Bass Reeves, The, 2006
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day, 2004
Mother's Message,
Mr. Tucket, 1994
Murphy's Trail, 1996
My Life in Dog Years, 1998
Nightjohn, 1993
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs, 1996
Quilt (The), 2004
Rifle (The), 1995
Sarny, a Life Remembered, 1997
Schernoff Discoveries, 1997
Sisters/Hermanas, 1993
Soldier's Heart: A Novel of the Civil War, 1998
The Tent: A Parable in One Sitting, 1995
Time Hackers, The, 2005
Tucket's Gold, 1999
Tucket's Home, 2000
Tucket's Ride, 1997
Worksong, 1997
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999
New York: Wendy Lamb, 2006
New York: Delacorte Press, 2000
New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999
New York: Delacorte Press, 1996
New York: Delacorte Press, 1995
New York: Doubleday, 1999
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1994
New York: Delacorte Press, 2001
New York: Delacorte Press, 1992
New York: Orchard Books, 1987
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994
New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003
New York: Delacorte Press , 2001
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1993
New York: Viking Penguin, 1987
New York: Delacorte Press, 1992
New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2003
New York: Wendy Lamb , 2006
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New York: Wendy Lamb, 2004
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994
New York: Walker and Co., 1996
New York: Delacorte Press, 1998
New York: Delacorte Press, 1993
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1996
New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2004
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1993
New York: Delacorte Press, 1998
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995
New York: Wendy Lamb, 2005
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999
New York: Delacorte Press, 2000
New York: Delacorte Press, 1997
San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1997