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Author Study: Gary Paulsen — Homework

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Author Study: Gary Paulsen — Homework

Review this week's notes on Gary Paulsen's life and books before answering.

  1. 1.Name two Paulsen titles besides Hatchet that share its survival theme.
  2. 2.What two biographical facts about Paulsen help explain why survival and nature appear so often in his books?
  3. 3.Choose an author whose other work you know, and write three or more sentences naming one theme or style choice that recurs across at least two of their books.
  4. 4.Why might knowing an author's real background make their fiction feel more authentic to a reader?
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