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Name: Alida's song
Author: Gary Paulsen

In this juvenile fiction tale, a boy, weary of his difficult home life, is taken in by his grandmother Alida. She secures a summer farm job where Alida works as a cook for the elderly brothers Olaf and Gunnar. The farm provides the boy with a supportive community, routine, hard work, good food, and evenings of music and dance. Through Alida’s love and the farm experience, the boy’s confidence and faith in himself are restored.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Gary Paulsen

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