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Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children's author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included "Hatchet," "Brian's Winter" and "Dogsong," has died at age 82.

Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children’s author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included “Hatchet,” “Brian’s Winter” and “Dogsong,” has died at age 82

Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children’s author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included “Hatchet,” “Brian’s Winter” and “Dogsong,” has died at age 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed and prolific children's author who often drew upon his rural affinities and wide-ranging adventures for tales that included “Hatchet,” “Brian's Winter” and “Dogsong,” has died at age 82.

Gary Paulsen, the acclaimed young adult author known for his wilderness adventure novels "Hatchet," "Dogsong," and "The Winter Room," died on Wednesday at age 82, according to the publishing company Penguin Random House.

Paulsen celebrated for changing lives and shaping readers’ minds

Gary Paulsen wrote more than 100 titles, mostly for young adults but a few targeted to adults. He had died at age 82.

Final KY Bluegrass Award nominated book finished. Many know of Gary Paulsen’s work….I had no idea that his childhood and early years were so awful. Remarkable that he endured all that he did and became a successful author. #GeneralsREAD https://t.co/uskwzRcQ3R

My son-in-law and daughter are driving with their two kids to MT for a get away. They finished their first "car read aloud," Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. What a great way to pass the miles.

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I want y’all to look into Gary Paulsen’s life history. Be prepared to be entertained https://t.co/4BcClPH968

I finished reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green as well as Hatchet by Gary Paulsen today. Starting Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison next.

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“Make stuff up until it’s real.” That's a #WritingTip I like from Richard Jackson, a children's book editor who discovered Judy Blume and has edited Nancy Farmer, Gary Paulsen, and many others!

I grew up without a television. So the image in my head of the American South came from John Grisham The American Southwest from Tony Hillerman The Northern Frontier? Gary Paulsen

Everything that nigga Gary Paulsen wrote was about getting it out the mud. https://t.co/prLjQwznKW

Gary Paulsen, Jeff Kinney, and Lincoln Peirce in middle school https://t.co/xgX18sC63b https://t.co/9sCP5Arynd

Marked as to-read: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen https://t.co/DmEsPTLEQx