Kelly Milner Halls

Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books is a non-fiction book by American author Gary Paulsen, published on January 23, 2001 by Delacorte Books. It is about some of Paulsen's life adventures, including dog sledding in blizzards, being in a plane stalling in the air in the Arctic, watching as a little boy gets stabbed to death by a young buck, watching as a boy dies from a heart attack, dog sled races, and moose attacks. He discusses the inspirations of his life and the way they helped to create events for his character Brian Robeson in his Brian's Saga series.