Gary+as+a+Writer

===On this page, please write an essay about Mr. Paulsen as a writer. Be sure to include information about books and shorts stories he has written, awards he has received, and books included in Brian's Saga. (Refer to numbers 17-21, 24-26 for information). (Juan M.) ===

Gary Paulsen
After a librarian gave him a book to read along with his own library card he was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another. Running away from home at the age of 14 and traveling with a carnival, Gary acquired a taste for adventure. Paulsen's realization that he would become a writer came suddenly when he was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California. He has three Newberry Award books, Hatchet, **Dogsong**, and**The Winter Room.** After a librarian gave him a book to read along with his own library card he was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.