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Gary Paulsen Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Gary Paulsen in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 181 books / 17 series

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.

Books by Gary Paulsen in Publication Order

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 Implosion Effect POoSN / 3 Buy
1976 The Small Ones POoNB / 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 Hiking and Backpacking POoNB / 10 Buy
1978 The Green Recruit POoSN / 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 Murphy POoMB / 1 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 Kill Fee POoSN / 25 Buy
1990 Woodsong POoNB / 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 The Legend of Red Horse Cavern POoWOAB / 1 Buy
1994 Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape POoFTB / 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 Call Me Francis Tucket POoFTB / 2 Buy
1995 The Tortilla Factory POoPB / 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 Sarny POoNB / 2 Buy
1997 The Schernoff Discoveries POoTtTtFB / 3 Buy
1997 Work Song POoPB / 3 Buy
1997 Tucket's Ride POoFTB / 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 My Life in Dog Years POoNB / 30 Buy
1997 Super Amos POoDCB / 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 Canoe Days POoPB / 4 Buy
1999 Brian's Return / The Call POoBRB / 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 Flat Broke POoTPaDPO / 2 Buy
2011 Paintings from the Cave POoSSC / 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

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Murphy Reading Order 7 books / 1987-1996
01 Murphy 1987 Buy
02 Murphy's Gold 1988 Buy
03 Murphy's Herd 1989 Buy
04 Murphy's War 1990 Buy
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
World Of Adventure Reading Order 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
08 Captive! 1995 Buy
09 Project: A Perfect World / Perfect Danger 1996 Buy
10 The Treasure of El Patron / Treasure Ship 1996 Buy
11 Skydive! 1996 Buy
12 The Seventh Crystal 1996 Buy
13 The Creature of Black Water Lake 1997 Buy
14 Time Benders 1997 Buy
15 Grizzly 1997 Buy
16 Thunder Valley 1997 Buy
17 Curse of the Ruins 1998 Buy
18 Flight of the Hawk 1998 Buy
Duncan Culpepper Reading Order 30 books / 1992-1997
01 The Case of the Dirty Bird 1992 Buy
02 Dunc's Doll 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
10 Dunc's Dump 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
17 Prince Amos 1994 Buy
18 Coach Amos 1994 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
30 Super Amos 1997 Buy
Lt. Ronnie Gold Reading Order 2 books / 1981-1991
01 The Sweeper 1981 Buy
02 Clutterkill 1991 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 53 books / 1968-2022
01 Some Birds Don't Fly 1968 Buy
02 Winterkill 1976 Buy
03 The Implosion Effect 1976 Buy
04 The Death Specialists 1976 Buy
05 The Foxman 1977 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
11 Tracker 1978 Buy
12 The Night the White Deer Died 1978 Buy
13 Meteorite Track 291 1979 Buy
14 The Spitball Gang 1980 Buy
15 Compkill 1981 Buy
16 Dancing Carl 1983 Buy
17 Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights 1983 Buy
18 Dogsong 1985 Buy
19 Sentries 1986 Buy
20 The Crossing 1987 Buy
21 The Island 1988 Buy
22 The Voyage of the Frog 1989 Buy
23 The Winter Room 1989 Buy
24 Night Rituals 1989 Buy
25 Kill Fee 1990 Buy
26 Canyons 1990 Buy
27 The Monument 1991 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
33 The Car 1994 Buy
34 The Tent 1995 Buy
35 The Rifle 1995 Buy
36 Ice Race 1997 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
44 Mudshark 2009 Buy
45 Woods Runner 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
53 Northwind 2022 Buy
Alida Reading Order 3 books / 1991-2004
01 The Cookcamp 1991 Buy
02 Alida's Song 1999 Buy
03 The Quilt 2004 Buy
Nightjohn Reading Order 2 books / 1993-1997
01 Nightjohn 1993 Buy
02 Sarny 1997 Buy
01 Liar, Liar 2011 Buy
02 Flat Broke 2011 Buy
03 Crush 2012 Buy
04 Vote 2013 Buy
Brian Robeson Reading Order 5 books / 1986-2003
01 Hatchet 1986 Buy
02 The River / The Return 1991 Buy
03 Brian's Winter / Winter 1996 Buy
04 Brian's Return / The Call 1999 Buy
05 Brian's Hunt 2003 Buy
Francis Tucket Reading Order 5 books / 1994-1999
01 Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape 1994 Buy
02 Call Me Francis Tucket 1995 Buy
03 Tucket's Ride 1997 Buy
04 Tucket's Home 1998 Buy
05 Tucket's Gold 1999 Buy
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
Liar, Liar Reading Order 1 book / 2014
01 Family Ties 2014 Buy
01 All Aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales 1998 Buy
02 Paintings from the Cave 2011 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 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
17 Athletics 1980 Buy
18 Ice Hockey 1980 Buy
19 Motor Cycling 1980 Buy
20 Skiing 1980 Buy
21 Tennis 1980 Buy
22 Sailing 1981 Buy
23 Money Saving Home Repair Guide 1981 Buy
24 Beat the System 1982 Buy
25 Woodsong 1990 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
Lawn Boy Reading Order 2 books / 2007-2010
01 Lawn Boy 2007 Buy
02 Lawn Boy Returns 2010 Buy
Picture Reading Order 4 books / 1993-1999
01 Dogteam 1993 Buy
02 The Tortilla Factory 1995 Buy
03 Work Song 1997 Buy
04 Canoe Days 1999 Buy
Road Trip Reading Order 2 books / 2013-2015
01 Road Trip 2013 Buy
02 Field Trip 2015 Buy

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