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Alida's Song

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

By Gary Paulsen

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Part of Alida Series

Part of Alida Series

Paperback $5.99

Apr 10, 2001 | ISBN 9780440414742 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $5.99

Dec 24, 2008 | ISBN 9780307512161 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Alida’s Song

    A remarkable novel about one of the most important, and loving, relationships in Gary Paulsen’s life.

    The wonderful grandmother seen through the eyes of a young boy in The Cookcamp reaches out to him at 14, offering him a haven from his harsh and painful family life. She arranges a summer job for him on the farm where she is a cook for Gunnar and Olaf, elderly brothers. Farm life offers the camaraderie and routine of hard work, good food, peaceful evenings spent making music together, even learning to dance. Life with Alicia gives the boy strength and faith in himself, drawing him away from the edge and into the center of life.

    About Alida’s Song

    A remarkable novel about one of the most important and loving relationships in Gary Paulsen’s life.

    The wonderful grandmother seen through the eyes of a young boy in The Cookcamp reaches out to him at 14, offering him a haven from his harsh and painful family life. She arranges a summer job for him on the farm where she is a cook for Olaf and Gunnar, elderly brothers. Farm life offers the camaraderie and routine of hard work, good food, peaceful evenings spent making music together, even learning to dance. Life with Alida gives the boy strength and faith in himself, drawing him away from the edge and into the center of life.

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    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    About Gary Paulsen

    Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult… More about Gary Paulsen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $5.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 10, 2001 | 96 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440414742

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Yearling
    Dec 24, 2008 | 96 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780307512161
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    Praise

    "Leisurely paced and never melodramatic, the slender plot is as integral … as the glowing character of the grandmother, whose goodness intensifies. "-Booklist

    "This is an affectionate character study that will appeal to readers moved by The Cookcamp, wherein they first met Alicia."
    -The Bulletin, Recommended

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    author fun facts

    Born:     May 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota


    Previous jobs: Farm hand, ranch hand, truck driver, sailor, dogsled racer, teacher, field engineer, editor, soldier, actor, director, trapper, professional archer, migrant farm worker, singer


    Hobbies: Sailing, collecting and riding Harley Davidsons; twice ran the Iditarod, the challenging 1,000 mile dogsled race across Alaska


    Inspiration for writing: After a librarian gave him a book to read–along with his own library card–Gary was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another.

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