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    Gary Paulsen

    American writer (–)

    Gary Paulsen

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    BornGary James Paulsen
    ()May 17,
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
    DiedOctober 13, () (aged&#;82)
    Tularosa, New Mexico, U.S.
    OccupationAuthor
    Period–
    GenreChildren's fiction, young adult fiction, adventure novels, nonfiction
    SubjectAdventure memoirs, sports
    Notable works
    Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award

    SpouseRuth Wright Paulsen
    Children3

    Gary James Paulsen (May 17, – October 13, ) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than books and wrote more than magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[1]

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    Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, , in Minneapolis t

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    Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers

    April 23,
    My dog annoys me a lot of the time. She's a small, snarly breed (yorkiepoo) who attacks members of our family without warning or provocation. When she's perched on a high piece of furniture (especially a bed), she feels big enough to challenge us and often does so, staring us down if we enter the room, daring us to come within snapping distance. She's obsessively possessive of cough drops and chocolate, hoarding those little bits of poison in her makeshift lairs and assaulting anyone who unwittingly edges too near. She and I mostly steer clear of each other, but that changes temporarily whenever I read a Gary Paulsen book about him and his dogs. The companionship to the deepest part of the soul that is poignantly expressed in these books affects the way I see my own dog, softening my resentment toward her, and I believe she senses it. After finishing Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised by a Pack of Sled Dogs,
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    SOURCE CITATION
    "Gary Paulsen." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale.
    Photograph provided bygd Simon & Schuster.

    BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY


    A prolific writer in several genres, Gary Paulsen is acclaimed as the author of powerful ung adult fiction. Usually set in wilderness areas, Paulsen's young adult books feature teenagers who arrive at self-awareness bygd way of experiences in nature--often through challenging tests of their own survival instincts. Paulsen often writes from his first-hand knowledge of the outdoors, and from his experiences as a hunter, trapper, and even a dogsledder in the Alaska Iditarod race. His work is widely praised bygd critics, and he has been awarded Newbery Me