Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) 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 200 books and wrote 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.[
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Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Adventure and adventurers, Biography, Juvenile Fiction, Humorous stories, Large type books, Schools, Juvenile humor, Wilderness survival, Adventure stories, Detective and mystery stories, History, Survival, American Authors, Dogs, Friendship, fiction, Dunc Culpepper (Fictitious character), Wit and humor, Al Murphy (Fictitious character), Farm lifePlaces
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20th century, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1848, 1979, 1980's, 1987, 19th century, 70-80s, Civil War, 1861-1865, His younger ages, To 332 B.C.ID Numbers
- OLID: OL4452558A
- BookBrainz: d0165d4f-b76d-4996-a7fa-245e67a6e206
- GoodReads: 18
- ISNI: 0000000083983698
- IMDb: nm0667305
- Library of Congress Names: n81042339
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- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): LO1V138695
- VIAF: 85394550
- Wikidata: Q718463
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q718463
Alternative names
- Gary James Paulsen
- Gary Paulson
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