Alidas Song, Gary Paulsen
Alidas Song, Gary Paulsen
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Alida's Song

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 1 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/20/2013


Synopsis

The wonderful grandmother whom listeners saw through the eyes of a young boy in The Cookcamp reaches out to him when he is fourteen, 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 bachelor brothers Gunnar and Olaf. Farm life offers the camaraderie and the routine of hard work, as well as good food, peaceful evenings spent making music together, and even dancing lessons. Life with Alida gives the boy strength and faith in himself, drawing him away from the edge and into the center of life.

About Gary Paulsen

Three-time Newbery-winning author Gary Paulsen, hailed as "one of the best-loved writers alive" by the New York Times, divides his time between his ranch in New Mexico, a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean, and his dog-kennel in Alaska. He's written over 200 books for young people, stories that have been embraced by readers of all ages.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on June 07, 2021

The most meaningful books of Gary Paulsen's long, distinguished career are at least partly autobiographical. Alida's Song, a followup (of sorts) to 1991's The Cookcamp, reflects back on the make-or-break years of Paulsen's tumultuous adolescence. Son of a mother and father who could each lay claim t......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on February 29, 2024

The most meaningful books of Gary Paulsen's long, distinguished career are at least partly autobiographical. Alida's Song, a followup (of sorts) to 1991's The Cookcamp, reflects back on the make-or-break years of Paulsen's tumultuous adolescence. Son of a mother and father who could each lay claim......more

Goodreads review by The Flipped Page (Susan on June 02, 2019

Novella, series of short stories, book 3 This was a heartfelt, honest, story of family, of learning to live and be loved by an adult figure. A young man that has to make it on his own, and finally being fed and nurtured by his grandmother and the farmers she cooks for. Learning the values of home lif......more

Goodreads review by Antony on May 12, 2017

I found this book to be interesting this story is basically talking about a boy who's really shy and his mom and dad hate him,but the person who loves him is his grandma who basically raised him through all of his years.The boy didn’t love the life he had he had to work day and night he had no frien......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on May 18, 2023

This story and its companion read "The Quilt" are believed to be autobiographical accounts of Paulsen's experiences on the farm with his kind-hearted grandma during a few select summers of his life. As other reviewers have noted, Paulsen never gives himself a name in these stories, he is just always......more