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The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classics)
Jack London
Aladdin, 2003
The Call of the Wild is a Savage Glimpse of Nature Tooth and Nail through the eyes of a husky dog
Jack London (1876-1916)was a man of the outdoors who wrote best about nature tooth and claw. In his great novel "The Call of the Wild" he tells one of the greatest dog stories ever written.
Buck is a dog living on the California ranch of Judge Miller. He is ...
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Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
Aladdin, 2006
Paint with Words
Gary Paulsen "paints with words" as he writes a descriptive story about a fifteen year old boy contending with his parent's divorce. This book is rivoting. The reader wants to read on as a young boy learns through discovery about how to survive in the Canadian ...
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Gary Paulsen
Harvest Books, 1995
Excellent, very well written book!
I read this book a few years ago, and it practically had me rolling on the floor laughing at times. Finally got it for myself to own, and it's still every bit as good. Gary Paulsen has a wonderful way with words, and is an excellent storyteller. I wholeheartedly ...
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Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First ...
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 2000
MFMS students' review
After reading it in class, this is what the MFMS's 8th grade Language Arts thought of the book:
"We liked the story because some parts of the story were really detailed and seems like you were actually there. Well, not really. It was easy to read because there was ...
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Lawn Boy
Gary Paulsen
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007
Great book!!
Once again, Amazon was able to recommend a book that my son loved. I used to say that I had a son that didn't enjoy reading, but I feel like I can't say that anymore. He loved this story and kept reading parts out loud to the rest of the family. We all ended up ...
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Brian's Hunt
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Great Adventure Story
Minnesota-native Gary Paulsen has been one of my favorite middle-grade and YA authors for years. I can't really remember which of his books I first read, but he's written a lot of awfully good ones. His characters are always understandable, real, and - mostly - tied ...
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Brian's Return
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 2001
Brian's review
I liked this book because it talks about the woods and the animals around him. It talks about Brian's life in the woods.
What happens in this story is all about Brian wanting to go back to the woods and he does in the middle of the book. Caleb Brian's new friend is a ...
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My Life in Dog Years
Gary Paulsen
Yearling, 1999
Great read
Owning Sibs and other breeds over the years I laughed till I had tears reading about Caesar. What a great read. Not that I recommend it for the bathroom reading but that is the only place my hubby will read. I walked past the door one day and he was laughing ...
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Brian's Winter
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 1998
The Many Sacrifices of Living in the Wild
This book is so cool; it has lots of adventures and action. It is filled with animals. It is a great guide on living in the wild. Once you start reading this book you can't put it down. I enjoyed this book a lot because it reminds me so much of me and what I would do ...
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The River
Gary Paulsen
Yearling, 1993
The River
The River by Gary Paulson is a fantastic book. Once youstart this book you will not be able to put it down. I would reccomend this book to anyone 10 years an older. I promise that you will love this book: it is detailed, exciting, andventurous, and you really feel ...
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Shelf Life: Stories by the Book
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2003
Intelligent and creative
My fourth grader checked this out of the school library and we are reading it together. The stories are smart and engaging and each one gives us something to think and talk about afterwards. We especially loved "Follow the Water" by Jennifer L. Holm - emotionally ...
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A Guide for Using Hatchet in the Classroom
Gary Paulsen
Teacher Created Resources, 1994
Hachet Teacher's Guide
Excellent book to use with your class when reading the novel Hatchet. Contains extension activities, vocabulary lists, and quizes.
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Dogsong
Gary Paulsen
Simon Pulse, 2007
Dogsong
Have you ever dreamed about living the life of an Eskimo? Well, in Gary Paulsen's book Dogsong you can get a spectacular look. It is a realistic fiction book about a fourteen-year-old boy named Russel Susskit who is learning to become a man and how to live by himself. ...
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The Rifle
Gary Paulsen
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2006
Thomas Review
The Rifle, Gary Paulsen is a good book for people who like to read stories that have to do with history and some action. This book starts off in the 17th century with a thirty-five year old man, Cornish McManus, an apprentice to a gunsmith named John Waynewrite, who ...
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How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Gary Paulsen
Yearling, 2004
Gary Paulsen - Terrific Writer!
Here is one terrific writer who as a parent I would encourage you and your kids to select from some terrifically written books especially for kids who don't read enough or haven't grasp the value of well written books!
I read with both of your younger kids to keep ...
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