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Gary Paulsen
Gary James Paulsen is an American writer of young adult literature, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books and has written more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
BornGary James Paulsen, May 17, 1939, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Period1966–present
GenreYoung adult fiction, adventure novels, nonfiction
SubjectAdventure memoirs, sports
Notable worksHatchet, The River, Dogsong, Woodsong, ', The Winter Room, Harris and Me
Notable awardsMargaret Edwards Award, 1997
SpouseRuth Wright Paulsen
Children3
RelativesMichael Paulsen, Paulette Paulsen, and Bill Paulsen

About Gary Paulsen

Young Adult Author Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on May 17, 1939. He dies at the age of 82, on October 13, 2021.

Author of almost 400 short stories, books, plays, and magazine articles for teens and young adults with a wilderness theme. Hatchet, Dogsong, Woodsong, The Voyage of the Frog, and Masters of Disaster are among his best-known works.

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Gary Paulsen before becoming famous

Gary Paulsen was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1939 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

At the age of fourteen, he ran away from home and joined a carnival. His youth was marred by suffering, as he recounts in Eastern Sun, Winter Moon: An Autobiographical Odyssey, published in 1993.

Achievement of Gary Paulsen

He received numerous literary awards, including the Margaret Edwards Award in 1997.

Gary Paulsen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Paulsen's father was an Army officer on General Patton's staff during World War II, and he was raised primarily by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He had three children with Ruth Wright Paulsen: Lance, Lynn, and James.

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He delivered the keynote address at a writing conference named after the legendary author Novelist Sinclair Lewis.

Gary Paulsen Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Gary Paulsen updated on March 17 2023.