
Gone to the Woods
Surviving a Lost Childhood
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Narrated by:
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Dan Bittner
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By:
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Gary Paulsen
"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
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Critic reviews
2021 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
2021 Parents Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year
2021 Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
2020 Minneapolis Star Tribune Holiday Book Recommendations
Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
2021 NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY
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Outstanding performance
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Mesmerizing Read
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Too fast, but his whole life is chronicled in many novellas.
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A flash through a man’s life
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loving it...
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Well done for a final finish
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Love this book !!
Worth the wait !!!
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Amazing story line
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I can't say enough about how moved I have been by the unofficial autobiography of Gary Paulsen's dysfunctional upbringing, and how that upbringing plays into the creation of the much loved Hatchet series.
Love this book! Great Insight to Hatchet!
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he had already written over 200 books, some of them absolute classic best sellers, survived a childhood of poverty and neglect, worked as a farmland, odd jobs man, a hunter, a circus hand, had learned how to survive alone in the wilderness, had a military career as a missile specialist attaining the rank of sergeant, bred sled dogs, raced in the Iditarod the world's toughest dog sled race, survived two plane crashes, married at least twice, raised kids from both marriages, not a bad innings for an 80+ year old. Somehow I feel something of that level of life force and determination and grit resonating throughout 'Gone to the Woods'. Gary Paulsen thank you.
A good life forged despite serious adversity
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