- Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Survival, Self-reliance
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Gary Paulsen
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 138
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books, Delacorte Press, Listening Library (Audio)
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- Chinese, English, cmn
- ISBN
- 9780440219583
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“Brian opened the door and stood back.”
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[ **Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia
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