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A high-stakes middle grade from the survival story master Gary Paulsen, about a young boy on the razor's edge between life and death where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness.This stunning historical adventure, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the sea what Hatchet did for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds. When a deadly plague decimates his fishing village, an o...

From the legendary author of Hatchet, a laugh-out-loud middle-grade romp about a boy, his free-thinking dad, and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down.Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his father's single-minded pursuit of an off-the-grid existence. His dad may be brilliant, but dumpster-diving for food, scouring through trash for salvageable junk, and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. ...

From the legendary author of Hatchet, a laugh-out-loud eco-adventure about a boy, his free-thinking dad, and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down.Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his father's single-minded pursuit of an off-the-grid existence. His dad may be brilliant, but dumpster-diving for food, scouring through trash for salvageable junk, and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. Incr...

A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving readers a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories.

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 h...

Gary Paulsen's Newbery Honor Book The Winter Room joins the Scholastic Gold line, with bonus content!Two brothers, one family, and an unexpected secret revealed on the cold night of winter...Following the turn of the seasons, eleven-year-old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his relationship with his older brother, Wayne. During the winter, with little work to be done on the farm, Eldon and Wayne spend the quiet hours w...

Wer sich hinter eine Kuh stellt, ist für die Folgen selbst verantwortlich ... So etwas wie die Larsons und ihre Farm hat der 11-jährige Erzähler noch nicht gesehen. Bei ihnen soll er eine Zeit lang leben, weil seine Eltern sich nicht kümmern können. Hier auf der Larsons-Farm geht es ziemlich verrückt zu: Man steht nicht nur mitten in der Nacht auf, um Kühe zu melken und Butter zu machen, nein, man muss sich vor dem geistesgestörten Hahn, der...

In clear and eloquent language, Gary Paulsen pays tribute to a cycle of life--from seed to plant to tortilla. Workers till the black soil, operate the clanking machinery of the factory, and drive the trucks that deliver the tortillas back into the hands that will plant the yellow seeds. With Ruth Wright Paulsen's expressive paintings, The Tortilla Factory brings forth the poetry and beauty of a simple way of life. ?This title is beautiful to l...

An orphan reflects on the lessons he was taught by the wise old man who raised him in this lyrical novel that reads like poetry from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen.Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the mag...

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In seinen Erzählungen beschreibt Gary Paulsen immer wieder die Zerbrechlichkeit des menschlichen Lebens. Wie ein roter Faden zieht sich ein geradezu kindliches Erstaunen durch seine Texte - ein Erstaunen über die Hilflosigkeit des Menschen gegenüber seinem Schicksal, das er glaubt, lenken und bestimmen zu können. Es sind harte, knapp erzählte Geschichten über Liebe, Einsamkeit und Tod, die in ihrer Dichte eine ungeheure Sogkraft entwickeln. (...

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The lives of a fourteen-year-old Mexican prostitute, living in the United States illegally, and a wealthy American girl intersect in a dramatic way.

It is 1848 and 14-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail. When he lags behind to practice shooting his new rifle, he is captured by Pawnees. It will take wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious one-armed man to help Francis come of age and survive the gritty frontier.

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Twelve-year-old Daniel Martin is a slow learner who escapes his classmates' cruel jokes by spending time in the outdoors. When a van crash plunges them into a river, Daniel could use his survival skills to save himself--or risk everything to try to rescue the bullies, too.

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