Shuyler+Smith


 * 1) Gary paulsen changed future writers by end one of his books by say "daba will die". he never sayd how
 * 2) He is the mystery man
 * 3) One of the first to start the first-person way of writing
 * 4) started as a magizene proof reeder
 * 5) moved to a cabin in minnesota where he wrote his first novel
 * 6) paulsen wrote over 200 books
 * 7) wrote over 200 articales and stories
 * 8) worte many plays
 * 9) currently on a ship with his wife writing another novel
 * 10) his wife does most of the illustrations for his books
 * 11) ALA Best Book 1983 - "tracker"
 * 12) ALA Best book 1984- "Dogsong".
 * 13) Newberry Honor Award 1986- "The Crossing".. ALA Noteable and Best Book- 1985
 * 14) ALA notable best book 1987- "hatchet"
 * 15) Newbery Honor Book 1988- ALA Noteable Book 1987- " The Island
 * 16) ALA Best Book 1988- "The voyage"
 * 17) ALA Best Book 1989- "the winter room"
 * 18) Newberry honor book 1990- ALA noteable and best book 1989- "the cookcamp"
 * 19) ALA best book 1991- "The Monumet"
 * 20) ALA best book 1991- "The Haymedow"
 * 21) ALA noteable and best book 1992- "harris and me"
 * 22) ALA noteable and best book 1993- "nightjon"

Document URL This sighting is for the notes above 1 February, 2004. //Books in Print.// [database online]. Available from: [|http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2123/merge_shared/details/details.asp?item_uid=54118536&viewItemIndex=0&navPage=1&FullText=&BipAlertQueryString=&BipAlertDisplayQText]=. Accessed 28 February, 2005.


 * 1) Influenced by young people
 * 2) Believes young people are encouraging him to write
 * 3) He has a desire to tap deeply into the spirit of his readers
 * 4) This makes him arguably the best outdoors men, kids book writer
 * 5) His writing about nature influences kids to look outside and take in what they see
 * 6) His writings try to encourage kids to go outside and be outside more often
 * 7) this has gave him enormous popularity with kids
 * 8) He is the master storyteller
 * 9) he is considered one of the most important writers of the young adult literature
 * 10) his 3 most influential books are hatchet. dog-song, and the winter room
 * 11) They frequently show up on the best book list for the American Library Association
 * 12) Paulsen proofread magizenes to learn the art of writing
 * 13) First published book was //The Special War//
 * 14) Often used "coming of age" in his novels.
 * 15) His charactors often master the art of survivial
 * 16) Become muture and gain there man hood.
 * 17) Had a tragitey happen as he was trying to join his dad in a different country
 * 18) he saw a plane crash into the water and witnessed people being torn apart by sharks
 * 19) Wrote 2 books about his childhood with his alcoholic parents in the Phillipiens
 * 20) the books where called //Eastern Sun// and //Winter Moon//

Drudge, Jo. "Woods Runner." //Library Media Connection// 28.6 (2010): 75+. //Student Edition//. Web. 8 Dec. 2010
 * 1) Gary paulsen wrote over two hundred books
 * 2) Each book was an insperation of something or someone
 * 3) When he wrote Hatchet his insperation was a freak accident that had happened to his cousin a month before
 * 4) The book was wrote to gradify him
 * 5) When gary paulsen was a boy he ran away from home to join the carnival
 * 6) Many think that this made Gary Paulsen the writing that he is known for but alot say that this had nothing to do with it
 * 7) His eyes were blue and green
 * 8) He is an oudoors man and that is why most of his books are about the outdoors.
 * 9) in his free time, he likes to trap, fish, and hunt
 * 10) he could be classified as the All-American redneck.
 * 11) He wrote multiple palys in his time including big production plays and oprahs
 * 12) One day he walked into the library to escape the cold
 * 13) when he was in there the libraryian offered him a library card and a book to read, this opened his mind to wrtiting
 * 14) His books will show up on the ALA besst books
 * 15) This even helped Paulsen deal with his multiple family problems at this time in his life
 * 16) worked at many jobs trying to support himself including....
 * 17) migrant worker, soldier, field engineer, truck driver, and magazine editor
 * 18) Paulsen competed in 2 Iditarod which led him to write a few of his books
 * 19) Alot of his books are about how water and nature mix together to form the harmony of nature
 * 20) When he writes, he is very sensitive about what he says

Knight, Elaine E. "Paulsen, Gary. Masters of Disaster." //School Library Journal// 56.11 (2010): 124. //Student Edition//. Web. 8 Dec. 2010

Van Wiemokly, Jane. "Woods Runner." //Voice of Youth Advocates// Apr. 2010: 61. //Student Edition//. Web. 8 Dec. 2010
 * 1) Paulsen has wrote fiction, non-fiction, and even drama's
 * 2) His most popular books are his non-fiction books, wrote about the out doors and overcoming an obsticle
 * 3) He wrights about abandoned, runaway, and drunk kids
 * 4) He writes about all the bitter days and bitter nights these kids would go through
 * 5) This was the landmark of all his writing
 * 6) At the end of the book there would be a gasp of air saying "I made it"
 * 7) When Paulsen were to write, he would'nt make it up word by word
 * 8) When Gary wrote he wrote what he lived, he didnt just decided to write about the outdoors
 * 9) He lived it
 * 10) Paulse never spent more than 5 months at one school
 * 11) This could have led to the decision of running away from his family at the age of 14
 * 12) Most books were pertrayed on his own life happenings
 * 13) When he was young and the living conditions were bad, he would be shipped to his grandma's or aunts
 * 14) This was mentioned in the book "the Cookcamp"
 * 15) He really connected to the library because the librarian would give him a book and let him take it home
 * 16) no matter what he wore, who he dated, or who is parents were
 * 17) To the librarian, nothing mattered,
 * 18) this is what kept him coming back, he felt that someone could actually like him for who he is
 * 19) The librarian befriended him the first time they met, that clicked something in his brain
 * 20) well here u go shupp, here is 82 facts, merry christmas