Gale, David.  "The Maximum Expression of Being Human."  School Library Journal.     (June 1997): 24-29.
    Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 2.  Detroit: Gale, 1989. 

Books Adapted for Other Media

     A Cry in the Wild. (Based on Hatchet)  Concorde-New Horizons.

Selected Awards and Honors

Margaret Alexander Edwards Award, 1997

The Boy Who Owned the School
1991 ALAN Award A Comedy of Love
1991 Parents Choice Citation (story book)

Dancing Carl
1983 American Library Association Best Young Adult Books Citation

Dogsong
1986 Newberry Honor Book Citation

Dogteam
1994 IRA/ Children's Book Council

The Green Room
1980 New York Public Library's Books for the Teenage Citation
1981 New York Public Library's Books for the Teenage Citation
1982 New York Public Library's Books for the Teenage Citation

Harris and Me
1993 Booklist Books for Youth Top of the List

Hatchet
1989 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
1988 Newbery Honor Book Citation

Nightjohn
1994 IRA/ Children's Book Council

Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers: Reflections on Being Raised By a Pack of Sled Dogs
1997 Best Books for Young Adults

Sailing: From Jibs to Jibing
1982 New York Public Library's Books for the Teenage Citation

Schernoff Discoveries
1998 Best Books for Young Adults

Tracker
1984 American Library Association Best Young Adult Books Citation
1985 Society of Midland Authors Award

The Winter Room
1990 Newbery Honor Book Citation

Woodsong
1991 Western Writers of American Spur