Gary James Paulsen is an American writer who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books , 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for young adults and teens. Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 17, 1939, where his extended family resided, to Oscar and Eunice H. , Paulsen has two siblings: a full sister, Paulette, and a half brother Bill who was born to his father from a previous marriage. His father was a career Army officer, on Patton's staff, who spent all of World War II... overseas. Gary did not meet his father until he was 9 years old. He spent time throughout his childhood with his grandmother, aunts and various other relatives. When he was seven he and his mother joined his father in the Philippines where he lived for two years. He then returned to Minnesota. At the age of 14, Gary ran away and joined a carnival. Paulsen has written some fragmented autobiographical works. One such work is Eastern Sun, Winter Moon: An Autobiographical Odyssey.
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| Birthdate: | May 17, 1939 |
| Birthplace: | Minnesota |
| Age: | 72 |