{"product_id":"alidas-song-gary-paulsen-9780440414742","title":"Alida's Song","description":"A remarkable novel about one of the most important, and loving, relationships in Gary Paulsen's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Paulsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0440414741\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440414742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e31159 \/ Alida's Song\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gary Paulsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44890580877567,"sku":"9780440414742","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_626ca118-2e29-420d-be2f-00e6c93d7726.jpg?v=1709739443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alidas-song-gary-paulsen-9780440414742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}