The Tucket Adventures

• Mr. Tucket (1968) (also known as Chance for Escape)
• Call Me Francis Tucket (1995)
• Tucket's Ride (1997)
• Tucket's Gold (1999)
• Tucket's Home (2000)

Brian's Saga

• Hatchet (1987) (Has an alternate ending which makes a continuity with Brian's Winter)
• The River (Hatchet: The Return, The Return) (1991)
• Brian's Winter (Hatchet: Winter) (1996)
• Brian's Return (Hatchet: The Call) (1999)
• Brian's Hunt (2003)

Murphy series

• Murphy (1987)
• Murphy's Gold (1988)
• Murphy's Herd (1989)
• Murphy's War (1990)

Co-authored by Brian Burks

• Murphy's Stand (1993)
• Murphy's Ambush (1995)
• Murphy's Trail (1996)

Alida's series

• The Cookcamp (1991)
• Alida's Song (1999)
• The Quilt (2004)

World of Adventure

• The Legend of Red Horse Cavern (1994)
• Rodomonte's Revenge (Video Trap) (1994)
• Escape from Fire Mountain (1995)
• The Rock Jockeys (Devil's Wall) (1995)
• Hook 'Em Snotty! (1995)
• Danger on Midnight River (1995)
• The Gorgon Slayer (1995)
• Captive! (1995)
• Project - A Perfect World (Perfect Danger) (1996)
• The Treasure of El Patron (Treasure Ship) (1996)
• Skydive! (1996)
• The Seventh Crystal (1996)
• The Creature of Black Water Lake (1997)
• Time Benders (1997)
• Grizzly (1997)
• Thunder Valley (1998)
• Curse of the Ruins (1998)
• Flight of the Hawk (1998)

Tales to Tickle the Funnybone

• The Boy Who Owned the School (1990)
• Harris and Me (1993)
• The Schernoff Discoveries (1997)
• The Glass Cafe (2003)
• Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day (2004)
• The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (2006)
• Lawn Boy (2007)

Culpepper Adventures

• The Case of the Dirty Bird (1992)
• Dunc's Doll (1992)
• Culpepper's Cannon (1992)
• Dunc Gets Tweaked (1992)
• Dunc's Halloween (1992)
• Dunc Breaks the Record (1992)
• Dunc and the Flaming Ghost (1992)
• Amos Gets Famous (1993)
• Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top (1993)
• Dunc's Dump (1993)
• Dunc and the Scam Artists (1993)
• Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos (1993)
• Dunc's Undercover Christmas (1993)
• Wild Culpepper Cruise (1993)
• Dunc and the Haunted Castle (1993)
• Cowpokes and Desperadoes (1994)
• Prince Amos (1994)
• Coach Amos (1994)
• Amos and the Alien (1994)
• Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher (1994)
• Dunc and the Greased Sticks of Doom (1994)
• Amos's Killer Concert Caper (1994)
• Amos Gets Married (1995)
• Amos Goes Bananas (1995)
• Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs (1996)
• Amos and the Vampire (1996)
• Amos and the Chameleon Caper (1996)
• Amos Binder, Secret Agent (1997)
• Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice (1997)
• Super Amos (1997)

Other novels

• The Special War (1966)
• Some Birds Don't Fly (1968)
• The Death Specialists (1976)
• The Implosion Effect (1976)
• C. B. Jockey (1977) (alternate title of The C.B. Radio Caper?)
• The Golden Stick (1977)
• Tiltawhirl John (1977) (also known as Tasting the Thunder in the UK)
• The C. B. Radio Caper (1977)
• Foxman (1977)
• Winterkill (1977)
• The Curse of the Cobra (1977)
• The Green Recruit (1978)
• The Spitball Gang (1980)
• Compkill (1981)
• The Sweeper (1981)
• Clutterkill (1982)
• Dancing Carl (1983)
• Popcorn Days and Buttermilk Nights (1983)
• Tracker (1984)
• Dogsong (1985)
• Sentries (1986)
• The Crossing (1987)
• The Island (1988)
• Night Rituals (1989)
• The Voyage of the Frog (1989)
• The Winter Room (1989)
• Canyons (1990)
• Kill Fee (1990)
• The Night the White Deer Died (1990)
• The Monument (1991)
• Clabbered Dirt, Sweet Grass (1992)
• The Haymeadow (1992) (known as The Fourteenth Summer in the UK)
• A Christmas Sonata (1992)
• Dogteam (1993)
• Sisters / Hermanas (1993) (includes Spanish translation by Gloria de Aragon Andujar)
• The Car (1994)
• The Tent (1995)
• The Tortilla Factory (1995)
• The Rifle (1995)
• Worksong (1997)
• Ice Race (1997) (alternate title of Woodsong or Winterdance?)
• The Transall Saga (1998) (known as Blue Light in the UK)
• Soldier's Heart (1998)
• Canoe Days (1999)
• The Beet Fields (2000)
• The White Fox Chronicles (2000)
• The Time Hackers (2005)
• The Legend of Bass Reeves (2006)
• Mudshark (2009)
• Notes from the Dog (2009)
• Woods Runner (2010)
• Lawn Boy Returns (2010)
• Masters of Disaster (2010)
• Liar, Liar (March 8, 2011)

Non-Fiction

• Real Animals (1976)
• The Small Ones (1976)
• Hitting, Pitching, and Running (1976)
• The Man Who Climbed the Mountain (1976)
• Dribbling, Shooting, and Scoring (1976)
• Careers in an Airport (1977)
• Tackling, Running, and Kicking (1977)
• Riding, Roping, and Bulldogging (1977)
• A History And Celebration of the American Farmer (1977)
• Running, Jumping, and Throwing (1978)
• When Not to Call the Contractor (1978)
• Forehanding and Backhanding (1978)
• Hiking and Backpacking (1978)
• Downhill, Hotdogging and Cross-Country (1979)
• Facing Off, Checking and Goaltending (1979)
• Launching, Floating High and Landing (1979)
• Pummeling, Falling and Getting Up-Sometimes (1979)
• Track, Enduro and Motocross (1979)
• Canoeing, Kayacking, and Rafting (1979)
• Going Very Fast in a Circle (1979)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• Focus On Sport (1980)
• T.V. and Movie Animals (1980) (with Art Browne, Jr)
• Successful Home Improvement Series (1981)
• From Jibs to Jibing (1981)
• A Survival Guide (1982)
• The Madonna Stories (1988)
• Woodsong (1990)
• Eastern Sun, Winter Moon (1993)
• Launching, Floating High, And Landing (1993)
• A Guide for Using Hatchet in the Classroom (1994)
• The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod (1994)
• Father Water, Mother Woods (1994)
• Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers (1996)
• My Life in Dog Years (1998)
• A Memoir of Men and Motorcycles (1997)
• Stories from Big Books (1998) (various authors, including Paulsen excerpt?)
• A Motorcycle Journey Through Midlife (1999) (reprint title of Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride)
• The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books (2001)
• Caught by the Sea - My Life on Boats (2001)
• How Angel Peterson Got His Name (2003)

• Newbery Honor Book 1986 - Dogsong
• Newbery Honor Book 1988 - Hatchet
• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award 1989 - The Winter Room
• Newbery Honor Book 1990 - The Winter Room
• Western Writers of America Golden Spurs Award - The Haymeadow