![]() ![]() ![]() After a librarian gave him a book to read – along with his own library card – he was hooked. Although he was never a dedicated student, Paulsen developed a passion for reading at an early age. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.’īorn May 17, 1939, in Minnesota, Gary Paulsen was one of America’s most popular writers for young people. We are proud to be his UK publisher for over thirty years and his classic Newbery Honor-winning novel Hatchet has in particular been widely loved, recommended and shared by children, families, teachers since it was first published in the UK in 1989. His final novel, Northwind, will be published in the US in January 2022 by Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers and in the UK in July 2022 by Macmillan Children's Books.īelinda Ioni Rasmussen, MD Macmillan Children's Books, says: ‘All of us at Macmillan Children's Books are shocked to hear this sudden news of the death of Gary Paulsen. ![]() ![]() His award-winning and critically acclaimed books include Hatchet, Brian’s Winter, The River, Brian’s Return, Brian’s Hunt, Dogsong, The Winter Room, and most recently his memoir, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood (published in the UK as Gone to the Woods: A True Story of Growing Up in the Wild). The three-time Newbery Honor-winning author was beloved by the children’s literature community and by generations of readers and fans. Beloved author Gary Paulsen died suddenly on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the age of 82. ![]()
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