GARY PAULSEN LOVED DOG RACING AND TOOK PART IN MANY EVENTS UNTIL HE FOUND OUT HE WAS SICK, AND HE WAS COMPELLED TO GIVE UP DOG RACING. RIGHT AFTER THAT, HE PUT ALL HIS ENERGY INTO WRITING, WORKING UP TO 20 HOURS A DAY. HIS HARD WORK RESULTED IN A GREAT NUMBER OF BOOKS
