However, he explained that writing his most famous book was a different story: “[When] I wrote Hatchet, it only took me four months to write it. But I lived it; I was in the woods for years.” 12.

By Eric Levenson, CNN 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 ...

By Eric Levenson, CNN 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 ...