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Home / Authors / Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen American author best known for the Hatchet series and other wilderness survival novels. His books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Gary Paulsen books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1968 Some Birds Don't Fly POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 Building a New, Buying an Old, Remodeling a Used Home/Shelter How-to-Do-It Book POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 Winterkill POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1976 Martin Luther King, the Man Who Climbed the Mountain POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1976 The Small Ones POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1976 The Implosion Effect POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1976 Hitting, Pitching, and Running--Maybe POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1976 The Death Specialists POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1976 Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring--Sometimes POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1977 The Foxman POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1977 Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging--Almost POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1977 Tiltawhirl John / Tasting the Thunder POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1977 Farm: A History and Celebration of the American Farmer POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1977 The Golden Stick POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1977 CB Jockey / The C.B. Radio Caper POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1977 Tackling, Running, and Kicking - Now and Again POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1977 The Curse of the Cobra POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1978 Forehanding and Backhanding--If You're Lucky POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1978 The Green Recruit POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1978 Hiking and Backpacking POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1978 Successful Home Repair POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 1978 Tracker POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1978 The Night the White Deer Died POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1979 Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 1979 Downhill, Hotdogging, and Cross-Country If the Snow Isn't Sticky POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 1979 Meteorite Track 291 POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1979 Full of Hot Air / Launching, Floating High and Landing POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 1979 Track, Enduro, and Motocross--Unless You Fall Over POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 1979 Pummeling, Falling, and Getting Up Sometimes POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ 1980 The Spitball Gang POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1980 Athletics POoNB · 17 Buy ↗ 1980 Ice Hockey POoNB · 18 Buy ↗ 1980 Motor Cycling POoNB · 19 Buy ↗ 1980 Skiing POoNB · 20 Buy ↗ 1980 Tennis POoNB · 21 Buy ↗ 1981 The Sweeper POoLRGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1981 Compkill POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1981 Sailing POoNB · 22 Buy ↗ 1981 Money Saving Home Repair Guide POoNB · 23 Buy ↗ 1982 Beat the System POoNB · 24 Buy ↗ 1983 Dancing Carl POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1983 Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1985 Dogsong POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1986 Hatchet POoBRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Sentries POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1987 The Crossing POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1988 Murphy's Gold POoMB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Island POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1989 Murphy's Herd POoMB · 3 Buy ↗ 1989 The Voyage of the Frog POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1989 The Winter Room POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1989 Night Rituals POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 1990 The Boy Who Owned the School POoTtTtFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1990 Murphy's War POoMB · 4 Buy ↗ 1990 Woodsong POoNB · 25 Buy ↗ 1990 Kill Fee POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 1990 Canyons POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 1991 The Cookcamp POoAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 The River / The Return POoBRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 Clutterkill POoLRGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 The Monument POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 1992 The Case of the Dirty Bird POoDCB · 1 Buy ↗ 1992 Dunc's Doll POoDCB · 2 Buy ↗ 1992 Culpepper's Cannon POoDCB · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 Dunc Gets Tweaked POoDCB · 4 Buy ↗ 1992 Dunc's Halloween POoDCB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 Dunc Breaks the Record POoDCB · 6 Buy ↗ 1992 Dunc and the Flaming Ghost POoDCB · 7 Buy ↗ 1992 Amos Gets Famous POoDCB · 8 Buy ↗ 1992 The Haymeadow / The Fourteenth Summer POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ 1992 Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass POoSN · 29 Buy ↗ 1992 A Christmas Sonata POoSN · 30 Buy ↗ 1993 Nightjohn POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Dogteam POoPB · 1 Buy ↗ 1993 Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered POoTtTtFB · 2 Buy ↗ 1993 Murphy's Stand(With: Brian Burks) POoMB · 5 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top POoDCB · 9 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc's Dump POoDCB · 10 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc and the Scam Artists POoDCB · 11 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos POoDCB · 12 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc's Undercover Christmas POoDCB · 13 Buy ↗ 1993 Dunc and the Haunted Castle POoDCB · 14 Buy ↗ 1993 Cowpokes and Desperados POoDCB · 15 Buy ↗ 1993 The Wild Culpepper Cruise POoDCB · 16 Buy ↗ 1993 Eastern Sun, Winter Moon POoNB · 26 Buy ↗ 1993 Madonna Stories POoNB · 27 Buy ↗ 1993 Sisters/Hermanas POoSN · 31 Buy ↗ 1993 Tasting the Thunder POoSN · 32 Buy ↗ 1994 Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape POoFTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 The Legend of Red Horse Cavern POoWOAB · 1 Buy ↗ 1994 Rodomonte's Revenge / Video Trap POoWOAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1994 Escape from Fire Mountain POoWOAB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 Prince Amos POoDCB · 17 Buy ↗ 1994 Coach Amos POoDCB · 18 Buy ↗ 1994 Amos and the Alien POoDCB · 19 Buy ↗ 1994 Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher POoDCB · 20 Buy ↗ 1994 Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom POoDCB · 21 Buy ↗ 1994 Amos's Killer Concert Caper POoDCB · 22 Buy ↗ 1994 Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod POoNB · 28 Buy ↗ 1994 The Car POoSN · 33 Buy ↗ 1995 The Tortilla Factory POoPB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 Call Me Francis Tucket POoFTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 The Rock Jockeys / Devil's Wall POoWOAB · 4 Buy ↗ 1995 The Gorgon Slayer POoWOAB · 5 Buy ↗ 1995 Hook 'Em Snotty POoWOAB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 Murphy's Ambush(With: Brian Burks) POoMB · 6 Buy ↗ 1995 Danger on Midnight River POoWOAB · 7 Buy ↗ 1995 Captive! POoWOAB · 8 Buy ↗ 1995 Amos Gets Married POoDCB · 23 Buy ↗ 1995 The Tent POoSN · 34 Buy ↗ 1995 The Rifle POoSN · 35 Buy ↗ 1996 Brian's Winter / Winter POoBRB · 3 Buy ↗ 1996 Murphy's Trail(With: Brian Burks) POoMB · 7 Buy ↗ 1996 Project: A Perfect World / Perfect Danger POoWOAB · 9 Buy ↗ 1996 The Treasure of El Patron / Treasure Ship POoWOAB · 10 Buy ↗ 1996 Skydive! POoWOAB · 11 Buy ↗ 1996 The Seventh Crystal POoWOAB · 12 Buy ↗ 1996 Amos Goes Bananas POoDCB · 24 Buy ↗ 1996 Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs POoDCB · 25 Buy ↗ 1996 Amos and the Vampire POoDCB · 26 Buy ↗ 1996 Amos and the Chameleon Caper POoDCB · 27 Buy ↗ 1996 Amos Binder, Secret Agent POoDCB · 28 Buy ↗ 1996 Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers POoNB · 29 Buy ↗ 1997 Work Song POoPB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 Tucket's Ride POoFTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 The Schernoff Discoveries POoTtTtFB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 The Creature of Black Water Lake POoWOAB · 13 Buy ↗ 1997 Time Benders POoWOAB · 14 Buy ↗ 1997 Grizzly POoWOAB · 15 Buy ↗ 1997 Thunder Valley POoWOAB · 16 Buy ↗ 1997 Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice POoDCB · 29 Buy ↗ 1997 Super Amos POoDCB · 30 Buy ↗ 1997 My Life in Dog Years POoNB · 30 Buy ↗ 1997 Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride / Zero to Sixty POoNB · 31 Buy ↗ 1997 Ice Race POoSN · 36 Buy ↗ 1998 All Aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales POoSSC · 1 Buy ↗ 1998 Tucket's Home POoFTB · 4 Buy ↗ 1998 Curse of the Ruins POoWOAB · 17 Buy ↗ 1998 Flight of the Hawk POoWOAB · 18 Buy ↗ 1998 The Transall Saga / Blue Light POoSN · 37 Buy ↗ 1998 Soldier's Heart POoSN · 38 Buy ↗ 1999 Alida's Song POoAB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Brian's Return / The Call POoBRB · 4 Buy ↗ 1999 Canoe Days POoPB · 4 Buy ↗ 1999 Tucket's Gold POoFTB · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 The White Fox Chronicles / White Fox POoSN · 39 Buy ↗ 2000 The Beet Fields POoSN · 40 Buy ↗ 2001 Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats POoNB · 32 Buy ↗ 2001 Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books POoNB · 33 Buy ↗ 2003 The Glass Cafe POoTtTtFB · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 Brian's Hunt POoBRB · 5 Buy ↗ 2003 How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports POoNB · 34 Buy ↗ 2004 The Quilt POoAB · 3 Buy ↗ 2004 Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day POoTtTtFB · 5 Buy ↗ 2005 The Time Hackers POoSN · 41 Buy ↗ 2006 The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech POoTtTtFB · 6 Buy ↗ 2006 The Legend of Bass Reeves POoSN · 42 Buy ↗ 2007 Lawn Boy POoLBB · 1 Buy ↗ 2009 Notes from the Dog POoSN · 43 Buy ↗ 2009 Mudshark POoSN · 44 Buy ↗ 2009 Woods Runner POoSN · 45 Buy ↗ 2010 Lawn Boy Returns POoLBB · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Liar, Liar POoTPaDPO · 1 Buy ↗ 2011 Paintings from the Cave POoSSC · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Flat Broke POoTPaDPO · 2 Buy ↗ 2011 Masters of Disaster POoSN · 46 Buy ↗ 2012 Crush POoTPaDPO · 3 Buy ↗ 2012 Father Water, Mother Woods POoNB · 35 Buy ↗ 2013 Road Trip POoRTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Vote POoTPaDPO · 4 Buy ↗ 2014 Family Ties POoLLB · 1 Buy ↗ 2014 The Transall Saga(With: Johnny Heller) POoSN · 47 Buy ↗ 2015 Field Trip POoRTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2015 This Side of Wild POoSN · 48 Buy ↗ 2016 Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat POoSN · 49 Buy ↗ 2016 Fishbone's Song POoSN · 50 Buy ↗ 2021 Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood POoSN · 51 Buy ↗ 2021 How to Train Your Dad POoSN · 52 Buy ↗ 2022 Northwind POoSN · 53 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Murphy Books 7 books · 1987–1996
05 Murphy's Stand(With: Brian Burks) 1993 Buy ↗ 06 Murphy's Ambush(With: Brian Burks) 1995 Buy ↗ 07 Murphy's Trail(With: Brian Burks) 1996 Buy ↗ Publication Order of World Of Adventure Books 18 books · 1994–1998
01 The Legend of Red Horse Cavern 1994 Buy ↗ 02 Rodomonte's Revenge / Video Trap 1994 Buy ↗ 03 Escape from Fire Mountain 1994 Buy ↗ 04 The Rock Jockeys / Devil's Wall 1995 Buy ↗ 05 The Gorgon Slayer 1995 Buy ↗ 06 Hook 'Em Snotty 1995 Buy ↗ 07 Danger on Midnight River 1995 Buy ↗ 09 Project: A Perfect World / Perfect Danger 1996 Buy ↗ 10 The Treasure of El Patron / Treasure Ship 1996 Buy ↗ 12 The Seventh Crystal 1996 Buy ↗ 13 The Creature of Black Water Lake 1997 Buy ↗ 16 Thunder Valley 1997 Buy ↗ 17 Curse of the Ruins 1998 Buy ↗ 18 Flight of the Hawk 1998 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Duncan Culpepper Books 30 books · 1992–1997
01 The Case of the Dirty Bird 1992 Buy ↗ 03 Culpepper's Cannon 1992 Buy ↗ 04 Dunc Gets Tweaked 1992 Buy ↗ 05 Dunc's Halloween 1992 Buy ↗ 06 Dunc Breaks the Record 1992 Buy ↗ 07 Dunc and the Flaming Ghost 1992 Buy ↗ 08 Amos Gets Famous 1992 Buy ↗ 09 Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top 1993 Buy ↗ 11 Dunc and the Scam Artists 1993 Buy ↗ 12 Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos 1993 Buy ↗ 13 Dunc's Undercover Christmas 1993 Buy ↗ 14 Dunc and the Haunted Castle 1993 Buy ↗ 15 Cowpokes and Desperados 1993 Buy ↗ 16 The Wild Culpepper Cruise 1993 Buy ↗ 19 Amos and the Alien 1994 Buy ↗ 20 Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher 1994 Buy ↗ 21 Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom 1994 Buy ↗ 22 Amos's Killer Concert Caper 1994 Buy ↗ 23 Amos Gets Married 1995 Buy ↗ 24 Amos Goes Bananas 1996 Buy ↗ 25 Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs 1996 Buy ↗ 26 Amos and the Vampire 1996 Buy ↗ 27 Amos and the Chameleon Caper 1996 Buy ↗ 28 Amos Binder, Secret Agent 1996 Buy ↗ 29 Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice 1997 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lt. Ronnie Gold Books 2 books · 1981–1991
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 53 books · 1968–2022
01 Some Birds Don't Fly 1968 Buy ↗ 03 The Implosion Effect 1976 Buy ↗ 04 The Death Specialists 1976 Buy ↗ 06 Tiltawhirl John / Tasting the Thunder 1977 Buy ↗ 07 The Golden Stick 1977 Buy ↗ 08 CB Jockey / The C.B. Radio Caper 1977 Buy ↗ 09 The Curse of the Cobra 1977 Buy ↗ 10 The Green Recruit 1978 Buy ↗ 12 The Night the White Deer Died 1978 Buy ↗ 13 Meteorite Track 291 1979 Buy ↗ 14 The Spitball Gang 1980 Buy ↗ 17 Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights 1983 Buy ↗ 22 The Voyage of the Frog 1989 Buy ↗ 23 The Winter Room 1989 Buy ↗ 28 The Haymeadow / The Fourteenth Summer 1992 Buy ↗ 29 Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass 1992 Buy ↗ 30 A Christmas Sonata 1992 Buy ↗ 31 Sisters/Hermanas 1993 Buy ↗ 32 Tasting the Thunder 1993 Buy ↗ 37 The Transall Saga / Blue Light 1998 Buy ↗ 38 Soldier's Heart 1998 Buy ↗ 39 The White Fox Chronicles / White Fox 2000 Buy ↗ 40 The Beet Fields 2000 Buy ↗ 41 The Time Hackers 2005 Buy ↗ 42 The Legend of Bass Reeves 2006 Buy ↗ 43 Notes from the Dog 2009 Buy ↗ 46 Masters of Disaster 2011 Buy ↗ 47 The Transall Saga(With: Johnny Heller) 2014 Buy ↗ 48 This Side of Wild 2015 Buy ↗ 49 Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat 2016 Buy ↗ 50 Fishbone's Song 2016 Buy ↗ 51 Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood 2021 Buy ↗ 52 How to Train Your Dad 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Alida Books 3 books · 1991–2004
Publication Order of Nightjohn Books 2 books · 1993–1997
Publication Order of Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties Of...Books 4 books · 2011–2013
Publication Order of Brian Robeson Books 5 books · 1986–2003
02 The River / The Return 1991 Buy ↗ 03 Brian's Winter / Winter 1996 Buy ↗ 04 Brian's Return / The Call 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Francis Tucket Books 5 books · 1994–1999
01 Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape 1994 Buy ↗ 02 Call Me Francis Tucket 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Tales to Tickle the Funnybone Books 6 books · 1990–2006
01 The Boy Who Owned the School 1990 Buy ↗ 02 Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered 1993 Buy ↗ 03 The Schernoff Discoveries 1997 Buy ↗ 04 The Glass Cafe 2003 Buy ↗ 05 Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day 2004 Buy ↗ 06 The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech 2006 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Liar, Liar Books 1 book · 2014
Publication Order of Short Story Collections 2 books · 1998–2011
01 All Aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales 1998 Buy ↗ 02 Paintings from the Cave 2011 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 35 books · 1976–2012
01 Building a New, Buying an Old, Remodeling a Used Home/Shelter How-to-Do-It Book 1976 Buy ↗ 02 Martin Luther King, the Man Who Climbed the Mountain 1976 Buy ↗ 03 The Small Ones 1976 Buy ↗ 04 Hitting, Pitching, and Running--Maybe 1976 Buy ↗ 05 Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring--Sometimes 1976 Buy ↗ 06 Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging--Almost 1977 Buy ↗ 07 Farm: A History and Celebration of the American Farmer 1977 Buy ↗ 08 Tackling, Running, and Kicking - Now and Again 1977 Buy ↗ 09 Forehanding and Backhanding--If You're Lucky 1978 Buy ↗ 10 Hiking and Backpacking 1978 Buy ↗ 11 Successful Home Repair 1978 Buy ↗ 12 Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting 1979 Buy ↗ 13 Downhill, Hotdogging, and Cross-Country If the Snow Isn't Sticky 1979 Buy ↗ 14 Full of Hot Air / Launching, Floating High and Landing 1979 Buy ↗ 15 Track, Enduro, and Motocross--Unless You Fall Over 1979 Buy ↗ 16 Pummeling, Falling, and Getting Up Sometimes 1979 Buy ↗ 23 Money Saving Home Repair Guide 1981 Buy ↗ 24 Beat the System 1982 Buy ↗ 26 Eastern Sun, Winter Moon 1993 Buy ↗ 27 Madonna Stories 1993 Buy ↗ 28 Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod 1994 Buy ↗ 29 Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers 1996 Buy ↗ 30 My Life in Dog Years 1997 Buy ↗ 31 Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride / Zero to Sixty 1997 Buy ↗ 32 Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats 2001 Buy ↗ 33 Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books 2001 Buy ↗ 34 How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports 2003 Buy ↗ 35 Father Water, Mother Woods 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Lawn Boy Books 2 books · 2007–2010
02 Lawn Boy Returns 2010 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Picture Books 4 books · 1993–1999
02 The Tortilla Factory 1995 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Road Trip Books 2 books · 2013–2015