{"product_id":"gone-to-the-woods-surviving-a-lost-childhood-9781432889272","title":"Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary Paulsen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thorndike Striving Reader\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biography \u0026amp; Autobiography - Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting, hopeful survival story.\" --Publishers Weekly, \u003ci\u003estarred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerizing memoir from a living literary legend, giving readers a new perspective on the origins of Gary Paulsen's famed survival stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e. Without the encouragement of the librarian who handed him his first book at age thirteen, he may never have become a reader. And without his desperate teenage enlistment in the Army, he would not have discovered his true calling as a storyteller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving and enthralling story of grit and growing up, \u003ci\u003eGone to the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for newcomers to the voice and lifelong fans alike, from the acclaimed author at his rawest and realest.","brand":"Thorndike Striving Reader","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47596214780055,"sku":"9781432889272","price":2612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781432889272.webp?v=1774992906","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gone-to-the-woods-surviving-a-lost-childhood-9781432889272","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}