{"product_id":"gone-to-woods-paulsen","title":"Gone to the Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen―whose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide―giving readers a new perspective on the origins of his blockbuster contemporary classic Hatchet and other famed survival stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Leaves you gritting your teeth and clutching the pages . . . Haunted me as a reader.” ―The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ “This literary treasure is written for book lovers of any age.” ―Shelf Awareness, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival adventures. 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entrancing and critically lauded account of grit and growing up, perfect for newcomers and lifelong fans alike, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood is literary legend Gary Paulsen at his rawest and realest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t miss Gary Paulsen’s other acclaimed books from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers: the father-son comedy How to Train Your Dad and the page-turning survival adventure Northwind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141925212437,"sku":"53527770000","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/2470\/9987\/files\/9781250866554.jpg?v=1791687358","url":"https:\/\/topsyturvytoys.pro\/products\/gone-to-woods-paulsen","provider":"Child's Play Toys and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}