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Biography of . Gary Paulsen. Childhood. Ran away from home at age 14 and traveled with a carnival. Never a dedicated student when he was young, but developed a passion for reading at a early age. Spent hours in his basement reading alone. . Careers. Jobs as an construction worker.
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Biographyof Gary Paulsen
Childhood • Ran away from home at age 14 and traveled with a carnival
Never a dedicated student when he was young, but developed a passion for reading at a early age.
Careers • Jobs as an construction worker. • Ranch hand. • Truck driver. • Sailor. • Two rounds of 1,180-mile Alaskan dog sled race, the Iditarod.
Family • First marriage ended because of his dependence on alcohol. The failure cost him his son and daughter.
Family • Second wife Ruth Wright is a artist. • She and their son James illustrated a couple of his children books.