Books by Gary Paulsen
10 books by Gary Paulsen have full reviews here; all 109 Gary Paulsen titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Gary Paulsen has 10 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 3–8 reading level. The typical Gary Paulsen book lands at Grade 6, with average content intensity 2.4/5. Gary Paulsen's books span 2 series, including Culpepper Adventures, Brian's Saga.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Gary Paulsen book is right for a child. 40% of Gary Paulsen's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
Prince Amos
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Prince Amos
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Woods Runner
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Woods Runner
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Family ties
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Family ties
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Brian's hunt
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Brian's hunt
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The legend of Bass Reeves
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The legend of Bass Reeves
Gary Paulsen
The legend of Red Horse Cavern
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The legend of Red Horse Cavern
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Hatchet
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Hatchet
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Dancing Carl
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Dancing Carl
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Dogsong
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Dogsong
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Fishbone's Song
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Fishbone's Song
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- Amos and the Alien Level 3 · Gentle
- AMOS AND THE CHAMELEON CAPER Level 3 · Mild
- Amos Binder, secret agent Level 3 · Mild
- AMOS GOES BANANAS Level 3 · Mild
- Animals Copy Colour Level 2 · Gentle
- Boy Who Owned the School Level 4-5 · Mild
- Boy Who Owned the School: A Comedy of Love Level 3 · Mild
- Brian's return Level 5-6 · Moderate 2 editions
- Brian's Winter Level 5-6 · Moderate 2 editions
- Call Me Francis Tucket (Tucket Adventures) Level 3 · Mild
- Canoe days Level 1-2 · Gentle
- Canyons Level 4-5 · Mild
- Caught by the Sea Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Cowpokes and desperadoes Level 3 · Mild
- Crossing Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Crush Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Culpepper's Cannon Level 3 · Mild 2 editions
- Danger on Midnight River Level 3 · Moderate
- Dogteam Level 2 · Mild
- Dunc and Amos go to the dogs Level 3 · Mild
- DUNC AND AMOS HIT THE BIG TOP Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top/Dunc's Dump Level 2 · Mild
- Dunc and the greased sticks of doom Level 3 · Mild
- Dunc and the Scam Artist Level 2 · Mild
- Dunc and the Scam Artists / Dunc and Amos and the Red Tatoos Level 3 · Mild
- Dunc Breaks the Record Level 3 · Mild
- DUNC GETS TWEAKED Level 3 · Mild
- Dunc's Dump Level 5 · Mild
- Dunc's Halloween/Dunc Breaks the Record Level 3 · Mild
- Flat broke Level 4-5 · Mild
- Forehanding and backhanding--if you're lucky Level 2 · Gentle
- Full of hot air Level 2 · Gentle
- Guts Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Harris and Me Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Island Level 6 · Mild
- Lawn boy Level 3 · Gentle
- Lawn Boy returns Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Liar, liar Level 4-5 · Mild
- Martin Luther King, the man who climbed the mountain Level 3 · Mild
- Mr. Tucket Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Mr. Tucket (Tucket Adventures) Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Mudshark Level 3 · Gentle
- My Life in Dog Years and Woodsong Level 4-5 · Mild
- Notes from the dog Level 4-5 · Moderate
- On The Move Copy Colour Level 2 · Moderate
- Paintings from the cave Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Popcorn Days & Buttermilk Nights Level 4-5 · Mild
- Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers Level 3 · Gentle 2 editions
- Running, jumping, and throwing--if you can Level 2 · Gentle
- Sarny, a life remembered Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Sentries Level 4-5 · Mild
- Sisters = Level 3 · Intense
- Six kids and a stuffed cat Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Super Amos Level 3 · Mild
- The beet fields Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Car Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The case of the dirty bird Level 4-5 · Gentle
- The Cookcamp Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- The Crossing Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The curse of the cobra Level 3 · Mild
- The Foxman Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Glass Cafe, or, The stripper and the state Level 3 · Moderate
- The Haymeadow Level 4-5 · Mild
- The Monument Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The Quilt Level 3 · Mild
- The rifle Level 4-5 · Mild
- The River Level 5-6 · Moderate 2 editions
- The Seventh Crystal (World of Adventure) Level 3 · Gentle
- The small ones Level 2 · Gentle
- The spitball gang Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The tent Level 3 · Mild
- The Time Hackers Level 3 · Mild
- The White Fox chronicles Level 6 · Intense
- The winter room Level 4-5 · Gentle 2 editions
- Things I Like Copy Colour Level 2 · Mild
- This Side of Wild Level 4-5 · Gentle
- THUNDER VALLEY Level 3 · Mild
- Toys Copy Colour Level 2 · Mild
- Tracker Level 3 · Mild
- Transall Saga Level 6 · Moderate 2 editions
- Tucket's gold Level 3 · Mild
- TV & movie animals Level 3 · Gentle
- Vote Level 4-5 · Gentle
- Voyage of the Frog Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Woodsong Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Worksong Level 2 · Gentle
Questions about Gary Paulsen's books
- What reading level are Gary Paulsen's books?
- Gary Paulsen's reviewed books range from Grade 3–8, with the typical book at Grade 6. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Gary Paulsen's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 4 of Gary Paulsen's 10 reviewed books (40%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2.4/5.
- What age are Gary Paulsen's books appropriate for?
- Gary Paulsen's reviewed books target Ages 5-8 and Ages 9-12 and Ages 11+ and Ages 13+. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.