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First publish date: 1989
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Gary Paulsen
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After a Cessna crash leaves teenage Brian Robinson alone in the Canadian wilderness, he must learn to survive, uncovering self-reliance and resilience amid a harsh, beautiful landscape.

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A 15‑year‑old boy, transformed by a 54‑day solo wilderness survival, volunteers for another solo trek to help scientists study the psychology of endurance and self‑reliance.

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When a neighbor persuades a twelve‑year‑old to expand his lawn‑mowing service, his summer job turns into a hectic adventure of entrepreneurship and responsibility.

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In this romance set in the American West, the protagonist navigates a life of justice and love as a bachelor sheriff.

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📘 Canyons
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During a camping trip in the El Paso canyons, Brennan discovers a skull that connects him to the story of a young Apache girl from the late 1800s.

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📘 Murphy's Stand
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After the loss of his wife, former Cincherville sheriff Al Murphy dives into a dangerous murder investigation tied to a lucrative government contract, forcing him to confront violence and survival in the rugged American West.

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When a wounded stranger with an arrow wound crashes into the quiet town of Turrett, New Mexico, the local sheriff, Al Murphy, must confront the tensions between the town’s peace and a looming Apache threat.

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📘 Nightjohn
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Twelve‑year‑old Sarny endures a harsh life in slavery until a new fellow servant offers to teach her literacy, placing her in a perilous but hopeful path.

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📘 The Quilt
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During the war years, a six‑year‑old boy spends a summer with his grandmother in a border town. As women gather to aid a near‑laboring cousin, they create a quilt that weaves the family’s past and future stories together.

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📘 Hard row
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A rural justice battle against illegal immigration and race relations in North Carolina

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