Order of Gary Paulsen Books

Gary Paulsen is an American writer known for his young adult and children's literature, encompassing genres such as adventure, western, coming-of-age, and non-fiction. He is a prolific author with more than 200 published books, along with 200 short stories, magazine articles, and numerous plays. A recurring theme in his work is the wilderness and survival skills. His most famous series includes the Brian Robeson/Hatchet books, but he also writes other series like Francis Tucket, Murphy, World of Adventure, Tales to Tickle the Funnybone, and Duncan Culpepper, among others. Paulsen's journey as a published author began in 1966 with his novel The Special War. He has received several accolades, including the Newbery Honor Book Award, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Sequoyah Book Award, Golden Spur Award, and the Margaret Edwards Award. Below is a chronological list of Gary Paulsen’s books based on their original publication dates:

Gary Paulsen became a published novelist in 1968 with the novel Some Birds Don't Fly. Below is a list of Gary Paulsen's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Francis Tucket Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Mr. Tucket / Chance for Escape	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Call Me Francis Tucket	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tucket's Ride	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tucket's Home	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tucket's Gold	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Lt. Ronnie Gold Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Sweeper	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clutterkill	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Brian Robeson Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Hatchet	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The River / The Return	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brian's Winter / Winter	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brian's Return / The Call	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Brian's Hunt	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Murphy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Murphy	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's Gold	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's Herd	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's War	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's Stand (With: Brian Burks)	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's Ambush (With: Brian Burks)	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Murphy's Trail (With: Brian Burks)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Tales to Tickle the Funnybone Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Boy Who Owned the School	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Schernoff Discoveries	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Glass Cafe	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Alida Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Cookcamp	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Alida's Song	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Quilt	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Duncan Culpepper Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Case of the Dirty Bird	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc's Doll	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Culpepper's Cannon	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc Gets Tweaked	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc's Halloween	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc Breaks the Record	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and the Flaming Ghost	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos Gets Famous	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc's Dump	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and the Scam Artists	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc's Undercover Christmas	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and the Haunted Castle	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cowpokes and Desperados	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Wild Culpepper Cruise	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Prince Amos	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Coach Amos	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos and the Alien	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos's Killer Concert Caper	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos Gets Married	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos Goes Bananas	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos and the Vampire	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos and the Chameleon Caper	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Amos Binder, Secret Agent	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Super Amos	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Nightjohn Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Nightjohn	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sarny	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of World Of Adventure Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Legend of Red Horse Cavern	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rodomonte's Revenge / Video Trap	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Escape from Fire Mountain	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rock Jockeys / Devil's Wall	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gorgon Slayer	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hook 'Em Snotty	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Danger on Midnight River	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Captive!	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Project: A Perfect World / Perfect Danger	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Treasure of El Patron / Treasure Ship	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Skydive!	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Seventh Crystal	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Creature of Black Water Lake	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Benders	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Grizzly	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thunder Valley	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Curse of the Ruins	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Flight of the Hawk	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Lawn Boy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Lawn Boy	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lawn Boy Returns	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties Of... Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Liar, Liar	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Flat Broke	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crush	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Vote	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Road Trip Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Road Trip	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Field Trip	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Liar, Liar Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Family Ties	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Some Birds Don't Fly	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Winterkill	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Implosion Effect	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Death Specialists	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Foxman	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tiltawhirl John / Tasting the Thunder	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Golden Stick	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
CB Jockey / The C.B. Radio Caper	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Curse of the Cobra	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Green Recruit	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tracker	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Night the White Deer Died	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Meteorite Track 291	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Spitball Gang	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Compkill	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dancing Carl	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dogsong	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sentries	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Crossing	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Island	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Voyage of the Frog	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Winter Room	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Night Rituals	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kill Fee	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Canyons	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Monument	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Haymeadow / The Fourteenth Summer	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Christmas Sonata	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sisters/Hermanas	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tasting the Thunder	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Car	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tent	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rifle	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ice Race	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Transall Saga / Blue Light	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Soldier's Heart	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The White Fox Chronicles / White Fox	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Beet Fields	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Time Hackers	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Legend of Bass Reeves	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Notes from the Dog	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mudshark	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Woods Runner	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Masters of Disaster	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Transall Saga (With: Johnny Heller)	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
This Side of Wild	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fishbone's Song	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
How to Train Your Dad	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Northwind	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Dogteam	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Tortilla Factory	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Work Song	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Canoe Days	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
All Aboard Stage 5 Traditional Tales	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Paintings from the Cave	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Building a New, Buying an Old, Remodeling a Used Home/Shelter How-to-Do-It Book	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Martin Luther King, the Man Who Climbed the Mountain	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Small Ones	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hitting, Pitching, and Running--Maybe	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring--Sometimes	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging--Almost	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Farm: A History and Celebration of the American Farmer	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tackling, Running, and Kicking - Now and Again	(1977)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Forehanding and Backhanding--If You're Lucky	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hiking and Backpacking	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Successful Home Repair	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Canoeing, Kayaking, and Rafting	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Downhill, Hotdogging, and Cross-Country If the Snow Isn't Sticky	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Full of Hot Air / Launching, Floating High and Landing	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Track, Enduro, and Motocross--Unless You Fall Over	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pummeling, Falling, and Getting Up Sometimes	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Athletics	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ice Hockey	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Motor Cycling	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Skiing	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Tennis	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sailing	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Money Saving Home Repair Guide	(1981)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beat the System	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Woodsong	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eastern Sun, Winter Moon	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Madonna Stories	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Life in Dog Years	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride / Zero to Sixty	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Father Water, Mother Woods	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Shelf Life: Stories by the Book	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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