Bücher von Gary Paulsen

Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Newbery Honorwinning survival novel Hatchet with a pocket-sized edition perfect for travelers to take along on their own adventures. This special anniversary edition includes a new introduction and commentary by author Gary Paulsen, pen-and-ink illustrations by Drew Willis, and a water resistant cover. Hatchet has also been nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read.Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson, haunted by his secret knowledge of his mother's infidelity, is traveling by single-engine plane to visit his father for the first time since the divorce. When the plane crashes, killing the pilot, the sole survivor is Brian. He is alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but his clothing, a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present. At first consumed by despair and self-pity, Brian slowly learns survival skillshow to make a shelter for himself, how to hunt and fish and forage for food, how to make a fireand even finds the courage to start over from scratch when a tornado ravages his campsite. When Brian is finally rescued after fifty-four days in the wild, he emerges from his ordeal with new patience and maturity, and a greater understanding of himself and his parents.

An incredible, breathtaking true adventure of Alaskan dog-racing and of the mesmerising Arctic landscape

Ein Roman mit Dauergrinse-Garantie vom Bestsellerautor von ¿Allein in der Wildnis¿. Nicht nur für Hundefans ab 10 Jahren.Carl hat nur einen Wunsch: Endlich so aussehen wie alle anderen in seiner Klasse und nicht mehr auffallen. Doch das ist gar nicht so einfach mit einem Vater, dem es völlig egal ist, was andere denken. Das ist die absolute Voll-Katastrophe für Carl, denn ¿neue¿ Klamotten bekommt er nur vom Flohmarkt, das Familienauto ist die reinste Schrottmühle und auf ein neues Fahrrad wartet er auch schon seit Ewigkeiten. Wie peinlich ist das denn? Erst recht, weil Carl seit Kurzem so ein komisches Flattern im Bauch bekommt, wenn er seine Mitschülerin Peggy sieht. Sie hat die allerschönsten grünen Augen und genau die richtige Menge Sommersprossen auf der Nase. Wenn er weiter so rumläuft, wird er sie niemals beeindrucken können ¿ Doch wie kann er seinen Vater überzeugen, nicht mehr so peinlich zu sein?! Da fällt Carl ein Ratgeber für Hundeerziehung in die Hände. Ob er seinem Vater damit beibringen kann, sich wie andere Eltern zu verhalten? Begeistert von den Geheimtipps startet Carl das Experiment ¿Eltern erziehen leicht gemacht¿.Bestsellerautor Gary Paulsen erzählt mit viel Augenzwinkern und noch mehr Herz von dem Wunsch, dazuzugehören und davon, dass man Menschen nun einmal nicht umtrainieren kann - und auch nicht muss. Humorvoll illustriert von Sophia Schrade, für alle Leser*innen ab 10.

An Indian brave stands poised to shoot a white deer drinking from a pool of water in the moonlight. It is only a dream-a recurring nightmare that haunts 15-year-old Janet Carson-but it is a dream that will change her life forever.Janet, one of the few Anglo teens in the New Mexico art colony where she lives with her mother, feels isolated and alone. For some reason, she is drawn to Billy Honcho, an old, alcoholic Indian who begs for money from her. As they get to know each other, the meaning of Janet's nightmare grows clear, and Billy becomes the brave in her dream.

Nearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life. Paulsen's journey is peopled with familiar faces, from the tough cop who saved him from juvenile delinquency to the prostitute whose career advice stopped him from quitting the army. And the work he does while on his bike-the work of mapping his life to find meaning-is of a piece with the pure sweat and muscle of youthful days spent on farms in Minnesota, or at the bottom of septic tank pits in Colorado, or wrangling dogsleds through the Alaskan wilderness. Amid the silence and beauty of running the road on his Harley, Paulsen celebrates the comforts of hard work, the thrill of challenge met bravely, and the peculiar joys of life lived to its fullest.

In These Stories, with the spareness of language and the intensity of emotion and imagery that are the hallmarks of his fiction, Gary Paulsen offers up the subject of human vulnerability; he captures it, holds it to a mirror, and marvels at the light and bone-edged beauty there. Here a drunken Vietnam vet stumbles into a cemetery, where he helps to deliver the second Christ; a young man observes a silent ritual performed by his dying father-in-law in an ancient canyon; a boy witnesses the violence of nature in the midst of war; an older and more cynical man discovers inspiration among the ladies of the library. For those familiar with Gary Paulsen's work - including the autobiographical Eastern Sun, Winter Moon and his lyrical tribute to farm life, Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass - and for those who are reading his fiction for the first time, The Madonna Stories is an experience that will not be forgotten.

In this memoir of a World War II childhood, Paulsen paints a haunting self-portrait of a young boy drawn helplessly into the physical and emotional violence of the adult world. ?An indelible account...hallmarked by Paulsen's sinewy writing? (Kirkus Reviews).

Something loud crashed over their heads, and they could hear gravel and dirt hitting the top of the truck. It happened again and again. The last sound they heard was the scrape of a shovel picking up more dirt. Then it was quiet."Where do you think we are?" Woody asked. "It's getting really cold in here." Roman hit the back door with his fist. "I'll tell you where we are. We're buried alive!"Roman Sanchez's life has become a nightmare. His father, a SWAT officer, has been killed in the line of duty. Then masked gunmen storm Roman's classroom and hold him and three other boys hostage in a remote mountain cabin. There's not much time before the kidnappers' deadly threats are carried out. Can Roman overcome his fear-and the memory of his father's death-to lead the boys' desperate fight for freedom?

An incredible sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness and a stunning journey of discovery and survival from the author of the beloved Hatchet. Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod-the eleven-hundred-and-eight-mile sled-dog race through the Alaskan wilderness-in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination. For seventeen days, he and his team of dogs endured blinding wind, snowstorms, frostbite, dog fights, moose attacks, sleeplessness, hallucinations-and the relentless push to go on. Winterdance is the enthralling account told by the "best author of man-against-nature adventures writing today" (Publishers Weekly).