Gary Paulsenis the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books-The Winter Room, Hatchet,andDogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Associationfor his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books areRoad Trip(written with his son, Jim Paulsen);Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Notes from the Dog; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts;and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.