My Life in Dog Years

Paulsen, G. (1998).  My life in dog years.  New York:  Yearling

If you love dogs, then you will absolutely love this autobiography of Gary Paulsen. An autobiography is when an author writes factual informational about their own life.  Therefore, I feel this book would be a great fit for the genre of the week.  He tells adventurous stories of times with his dogs from childhood to adulthood. Therefore, this book is told in chronological order.  Each chapter is about a different dog at a different time in his life.  For example, the fist dog he writes about is the very first dog he ever had named “Cookie,” and the final chapter is the  dog he still had at the time the book was published, named “Josh.” In my opinion, Josh was the best dog in the book, but I may be a little bias because I have the same kind of dog!    Being a dog lover myself, I made many wonderful connections with this book, and it also brought back many memories of the dog I just lost in December.  My dog Ozzie and his dog Josh acted a lot alike.  You should read this book to learn about the many companions that Gary has had in his life, as well as hear the story of the time that he almost died if it hadn’t been for his dog.   Just think, if it weren’t for a dog, we wouldn’t be able to read the wonderful books written by "one of the greatest authors alive," Gary Paulsen.