Full name: Guts: The true stories behind Hatchet and the Brian books

Author: Gary Paulsen Year: 2001 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Non Fiction, Adventure, Memoirs Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780385326506 9780440407126 0385326505 0440407125

Guess what -- Gary Paulsen was being kind to Brian. In "Guts", Gary tells the real stories behind the Brian books, the stories of the adventures that inspired him to write Brian Robeson's story: working as an emergency volunteer; the death that inspired the pilot's death in "Hatchet"; plane crashes he has seen and near-misses of his own. He describes how he made his own bows and arrows, and takes readers on his first hunting trips, showing the wonder and solace of nature along with his hilarious mishaps and mistakes. He shares special memories, such as the night he attracted every mosquito in the county, or how he met the moose with a sense of humor, and the moose who made it personal. There's a handy chapter on "Eating Eyeballs and Guts or Starving: The Fine Art of Wilderness Nutrition". Recipes included. Readers may wonder how Gary Paulsen survived to write all of his books -- well, it took guts. This book is part of the "Brian's Saga" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Brian's Hunt" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Brian's Winter" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Brian's Return" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "The River" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Hatchet" First published in 1987 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Caught by the Sea by Gary Paulsen Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad Ron Jeremy by Ron Jeremy The Magnolia Story by Chip Gaines Kiss Me Like A Stranger by Gene Wilder The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner The Bill from My Father by Bernard Cooper King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher Little Girl Lost by Drew Barrymore Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg On the Edge by Richard Hammond Knots in My Yo-Yo String by Jerry Spinelli Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda Winterdance by Gary Paulsen Hell, I Was There! by Elmer Keith Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure