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That first summer I was fifteen... the summer when the judge sent me to my Unlce Harold's farm up in northern Minnesota on the edge of the woods that went north forever.
About this book
A town boy sent to live on a remote wilderness farm forms a friendship with an elderly, disfigured man who teaches him many things.
Themes & subjects
FriendshipMinnesotaFictionJuvenile fictionWorld War, 1914-1918Veterans
First published 1977Setting
Minnesota
About the author
Gary Paulsen
17 May 1939 – 13 Oct 2021
Gary James Paulsen (May 17, 1939 – October 13, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness. He was the author of more than 200 books and wrote more than 200 magazine articles and short stories, and several plays, all primarily for teenagers. He won the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1997 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.[ **Source**: [Gary Paulsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Paulsen) on Wikipedia
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