Gone to the Woods

Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen

Text from the back cover:

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.  An entrancing account of grit and growing up, perfect for newcomers and lifelong fans alike, this is the famed author at his rawest and most real.

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Ms. Sharp's quick review:  This was Gary Paulsen's last book...he will be missed.