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  • Gone to the Woods

  • Surviving a Lost Childhood
  • Written by: Gary Paulsen
  • Narrated by: Dan Bittner
  • Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

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Gone to the Woods

Written by: Gary Paulsen
Narrated by: Dan Bittner
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Publisher's Summary

"Dan Bittner flawlessly narrates this matchless memoir, which captures writer Gary Paulsen's bittersweet life. ... The sublime narration and satisfying conclusion contribute to a rewarding listening experience." (AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award winner)

A middle grade memoir from a living literary legend, giving listeners 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 13, 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.  

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

©2021 Gary Paulsen (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Critic Reviews

2021 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year

2021 Parents Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year

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2020 Minneapolis Star Tribune Holiday Book Recommendations

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2021 NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY

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