For the warmth, he would spend time there in the winter, where a librarian took a special interest in him. The second refuge he found was the library. When his parents were drunk out of their minds and couldn’t put food on the table, Paulsen would escape to the woods and hunt for his food. However, despite all the challenges Paulsen faced, he found two refuges. He ran away frequently and worked odd jobs to support himself. When his family eventually came back to Minnesota, his teen years were marked by his parents' alcoholism and marital conflicts. Afterward, his mother struck up an affair with the corpsman that she assisted in caring for the wounded from the plane crash. On the journey there, Gary witnessed a plane crash in the ocean, and many passengers were killed or maimed by sharks. Later, his mother took him to stay with her and his father in the Philippines, where his father, a career Army officer, was stationed at the time. He faced frequent moves–he lived with his aunt and uncle for a year in Northern Minnesota, where he was introduced to the wilderness and his love for it originated. When he was young, a man attempted to molest Paulsen, but luckily was prevented by his mother, who came upon the situation and beat the man. His childhood and adolescence were marred by conflict and chaos. Gary Paulsen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 17th, 1939 to parents Oscar Paulsen and Eunice Paulsen and is known for his coming-of-age stories.
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