Brown, Muriel W. and Rita Schoch Foudray. "Gary Paulsen." In Newbery and Caldecott Medalists and Honor Book Winners. New York and London: Neal-Schuman, 1992: 324-326. This entry lists awards, includes a bibliography, and provides background reading material concerning Paulsen through 1991.

Clark, Carol. Review. School Library Journal (August 1993): 208. Clark recommends the autobiography, saying it "is an unforgettable, riveting story of a dysfunctional family influenced by the circumstances of the era."

Coil, Marianne. Interview. Standing Room Only. National Public Radio.

WFYI, Indianapolis. April 7, 1994.

Coil's interview focuses on Paulsen's recent novel, Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod and his interest in the race, but it does include some recent personal information about the author.

Commire, Anne, ed. "Gary Paulsen." In Something About the Author. Vol. 54.

Detroit: Gale Research, 1989: 7682.

The majority of personal information about Paulsen found in this entry comes from an interview Marguerite Feitlowitz did...