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Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
Gary Paulsen
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ISBN: 978-0-374-31415-6
Keywords: WWII, alcoholism, parental abuse, mentors, wilderness survival
Gary's first experience with a stable family at his aunt's farm comes to an abrupt end when his alcoholic mother comes to take him to the Philippines.