{"product_id":"gone-to-the-woods","title":"Gone to the Woods","description":"A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen―whose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide―giving readers a new perspective on the origins of his blockbuster contemporary classic Hatchet and other famed survival stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Leaves you gritting your teeth and clutching the pages . . . Haunted me as a reader.” ―The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “This literary treasure is written for book lovers of any age.” ―Shelf Awareness, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival adventures. Now, beloved author Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments from his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a Hatchet. Without the encouragement of the librarian who handed him his first book at age thirteen, he may never have become a reader. And without his desperate teenage enlistment in the Army, he would not have discovered his true calling as a storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn entrancing and critically lauded account of grit and growing up, perfect for newcomers and lifelong fans alike, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood is literary legend Gary Paulsen at his rawest and realest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon’t miss Gary Paulsen’s other acclaimed books from Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers: the father-son comedy How to Train Your Dad and the page-turning survival adventure Northwind.","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47825528979682,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-4.50-1340","price":32.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_339_crjgN7qwF.jpg?v=1779563689","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/gone-to-the-woods","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}