Gary Paulsen's Passion For Reading And Writing

Gary Paulsen is a well-known American writer for young adults. Paulsen won many awards, including the John Newbery Medal and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (Gary Paulsen). Although, Paulsen was never too fond of school as a child, he did discover that he had a passion for reading and writing. It all began when he checked out his first book in the library. Gary would read constantly. Reading was an escape for him when times were getting rough for his family.
Paulsen never lived the normal childhood life. His childhood consist of moving from home to home living with different family members. Gary Paulsen didn’t live with his family until he turned seven, but when he did, he couldn’t handle it. Because of the altercations between his parents, this caused him to run away from home at the age of fourteen. Reading and writing soon became an …show more content…
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