New York Times Bestsellers
Gary Paulsen has placed one book on the New York Times bestseller lists.
Northwind
Gary Paulsen Other Novels
1 week on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jan 2022
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Reading Order
18 series · 181 books| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Call Me Francis Tucket (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Tucket's Ride (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Tucket's Home (Short Story) | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Tucket's Gold (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Lt. Ronnie Gold Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Sweeper | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Clutterkill | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Hatchet | 1986 | 🏆 Soaring Eagle Book Award 1997🏆 Margaret A. Edwards Award 1997🏆 Young Hoosier Book Award 1991🏆 Iowa Teen Award 1990🏆 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award 1990🏆 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 1989🏆 Golden Archer Award 1989🏆 Minnesota Book Award 1988+3 moreFull award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The River / The Return | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Brian's Winter / Winter | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Brian's Return / The Call | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Brian's Hunt (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Murphy | 1987 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Murphy's Gold | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Murphy's Herd | 1989 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Murphy's War | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Murphy's Stand (Short Story) ( With: Brian Burks) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Murphy's Ambush (Short Story) ( With: Brian Burks) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Murphy's Trail (Short Story) ( With: Brian Burks) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Boy Who Owned the School (Short Story) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered | 1993 | 🏆 South Carolina Book Award 1997🏆 Iowa Teen Award 1997Full award history → | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | The Schernoff Discoveries (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | The Glass Cafe (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (Short Story) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (Short Story) | 2006 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Alida Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | The Cookcamp (Short Story) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Alida's Song (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Quilt (Short Story) | 2004 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Nightjohn Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Nightjohn (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Sarny | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Lawn Boy Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Lawn Boy (Short Story) | 2007 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Lawn Boy Returns (Short Story) | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties Of...Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Liar, Liar (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Flat Broke (Short Story) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Crush (Short Story) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Vote (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Road Trip Series with Jim Paulsen
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Road Trip (Short Story) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Field Trip (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Liar, Liar Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Family Ties (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Gary Paulsen Other Novels
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Gary Paulsen Picture Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Dogteam (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | The Tortilla Factory (Short Story) | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | Work Song (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Canoe Days (Short Story) | 1999 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Gary Paulsen Short Story Collections
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | All Aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales | 1998 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Paintings from the Cave | 2011 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Gary Paulsen Non-Fiction Books
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Building a New, Buying an Old, Remodeling a Used Home/Shelter How-to-Do-It Book | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Martin Luther King, the Man Who Climbed the Mountain (Short Story) | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 3 | The Small Ones | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 4 | Hitting, Pitching, and Running--Maybe (Short Story) | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 5 | Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring--Sometimes | 1976 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 6 | Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging--Almost (Short Story) | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 7 | Farm: A History and Celebration of the American Farmer (Short Story) | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 8 | Tackling, Running, and Kicking - Now and Again | 1977 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 9 | Forehanding and Backhanding--If You're Lucky (Short Story) | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 10 | Hiking and Backpacking | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 11 | Successful Home Repair | 1978 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 12 | Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 13 | Downhill, Hotdogging, and Cross-Country If the Snow Isn't Sticky (Short Story) | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 14 | Full of Hot Air / Launching, Floating High and Landing | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 15 | Track, Enduro, and Motocross--Unless You Fall Over (Short Story) | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 16 | Pummeling, Falling, and Getting Up Sometimes (Short Story) | 1979 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 17 | Athletics (Short Story) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 18 | Ice Hockey (Short Story) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 19 | Motor Cycling (Short Story) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 20 | Skiing (Short Story) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 21 | Tennis (Short Story) | 1980 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 22 | Sailing | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 23 | Money Saving Home Repair Guide | 1981 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 24 | Beat the System | 1982 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 25 | Woodsong (Short Story) | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 26 | Eastern Sun, Winter Moon | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 27 | Madonna Stories (Short Story) | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 28 | Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 29 | Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers (Short Story) | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 30 | My Life in Dog Years (Short Story) | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 31 | Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride / Zero to Sixty | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 32 | Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats (Short Story) | 2001 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 33 | Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books | 2001 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 34 | How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports (Short Story) | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Laurel-Leaf Series
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| ✓ | # | Book Title | Year | Awards | Buy |
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| 1 | Father Water, Mother Woods | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | ||
| 2 | Ghost Boy ( By: Iain Lawrence) | 2000 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
About the Author
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.[