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Gone to the Woods
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood | Gary Paulsen
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A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving readers a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories. His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a Hatchet. Without the encouragement of the librarian who handed him his first book at age thirteen, he may never have become a reader. And without his desperate teenage enlistment in the Army, he would not have discovered his true calling as a storyteller. A moving and enthralling story of grit and growing up, Gone to the Woods is perfect for newcomers to the voice and lifelong fans alike, from the acclaimed author at his rawest and realest.
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Nebklvr
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Paulsen lived a fascinating life and wrote a fascinating story. It is interesting how some things have changed while others remain immutable. For readers who love his fiction, this will be a bonus.

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Professional_Book_Dragon
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I really enjoyed this memoir of his younger life. He had a rough childhood that was heartbreaking at times.

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Daisey
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This newest #memoir by Gary Paulsen is wonderfully written and brings the reader right into the difficult situations he grew up in. It‘s listed as #MiddleGrade but I‘m more inclined to consider it #YA due to the grim and sometimes mature content. It tells his story from age 5 when he spent a summer on a Minnesota farm to mostly surviving on his own as a teen and ends shortly after he joined the army at 17.

#NetGalley #nonfiction

Daisey @TheAromaofBooks This was my March #DoubleSpin 9 as well. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 3y
DogMomIrene I haven‘t read his stuff in forever, but I love his style. 3y
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Daisey
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Although you can‘t tell what I‘m reading from the photo, I enjoyed a few more pages of this new Gary Paulson memoir outside with lunch today. I‘ve always enjoyed Paulsen‘s stories, and it‘s fascinating see how events from his own life inspired those stories. It‘s also just as wonderfully written, letting the reader experience the places he describes.

#NetGalley #memoir #ReadAndEat

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MaggieCarr
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As I was reading this I was floored that as a 5 year old Gary/"the boy" travelled alone states away to live with family. Family that was a respite, far too short lived. Prevailing and enduring more than his fair share of bad luck, bad parenting, bad circumstances to become the much loved author we enjoy today. Drawing from a life full of experiences to build "word pictures" in the form of books for generations of readers to enjoy.

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JMEdwards
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Beautifully written page!

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JMEdwards
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Some survival stories for my reads this "weekend". Gobbled up Hatchet last night, starting on Paulsen's Autobiography today.