GARY PAULSEN

ABOUT GARY

• Born May 17, 1939
• Americas most popular writer for young people
• Ran away at age 14 to join the carnival
• Developed a passion for reading at a early age
• Entered in the 1983 Iditarod

IDITAROD JOURNAL

• Ran the dogs 700 miles
• Always got up at 6am
• At 6:30am he made breakfast
• 10am he starts to pick the dogs that are going to run that day
• Takes car with no engine and gets the dogs to run up to 80-100 miles a day

LIBRARY

• The beet fields
• Mud shark
• Woods Runner
• Lawn Boy is about a boy who mows lawns for money
• Liar, Liar is about a boy who lies but wants to try to stop it

NEW ADVENTURES

• Fact-stop. Don't panic. Breathe deeply and make yourself think slower.
• Fact-don't listen to the fear inside your mind. Try to think good things.
• Fact-look for shelter from wind, rain or snow depending on weather
• Fact-conserve moisture. Avoid drinking caffeine unless that is all you have.
• Fact-start thinking of getting help. Make a signal fire. Or make a design to be able to be seen in the air.