Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming-of-age stories set in the wilderness. He wrote more than 200 books, mostly for teenagers, and his best-known is Hatchet, about a boy who survives alone in the Canadian woods, followed by the Brian's Saga titles The River, Brian's Winter and Brian's Return. Other novels include Dogsong and Soldier's Heart. In 1997 the American Library Association gave him the Margaret Edwards Award for his lifetime work writing for teens.