Gary Paulsen, who wrote the beloved young-adult novel ‘Hatchet,’ dies at 82

Components of “Hatchet” had been impressed by Mr. Paulsen’s personal life, together with a violent encounter with a moose, which kicked a few of his tooth in. Within the introduction to the novel’s twentieth anniversary version, he recalled writing the ebook across the identical time he started working sled canine in Minnesota, scribbling down traces whereas sitting round a campfire. He stated he tried to write down the identical approach his canine ran: “Fast, deliberate, stark, easy, pure.”