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What Is The Theme Of Canyons By Gary Paulsen
Canyons is a fiction book written by an author by the name of Gary Paulsen. Paulsen wrote the book was written in the year 1991. Paulsen wrote this book and all of his other books because he has a passion to write. Paulsen has written over 45 books for young people since 1966. This book called Canyons is not one of his most popular books. His best selling book is called Hatchet written in 1987. Paulsen has written many books and won many great awards for his books.
The book, Canyons is about a young boy who finds a skull on a camping trip that gives him mental messages about where he should go and what he should do. The book starts when a young man named Brannon goes on a camping trip with his mom and her boyfriend. Brannon is having a hard

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