Gary Paulsen

Centuries ago, an orphan boy named Leif is forced to escape his small fishing camp when the plague reaches his family. Taking to the sea in a cedar canoe, Leif flees for the fjords northwards, finding one danger after the next as he searches for survival and for a new life and sense of self after loss.

Because of his success surviving alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days, fifteen-year-old Brian, profoundly changed by his time in the wild, is asked to undergo a similar experience to help scientists learn more about the psychology of survival.

After surviving in the wilderness on his own, Brian finds that he can no longer live in the city but must return to the place where he really belongs.

"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."-- Provided by publisher.

Two years after having survived a plane crash into the Canadian wilderness, a sixteen-year-old boy returns to the wild, where he befriends a wounded dog and hunts a rogue bear.

Having expanded his summer lawn mowing job into an ever-growing business conglomerate, a twelve-year-old boy gets involved in high finance thanks to his hippie stockbroker, takes on sponsorship of a boxer, and becomes a media sensation.

Six misfits get stuck together in a middle school restroom and discover friendship. Includes playscript of the story.

Twelve-year-old Henry's grand adventures spell disaster for best chums Riley and Reed, who always seems to land in a pile of "smelly goo."

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.