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In 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn't rightly know what a "shooting war" meant, or what he was fighting for. But he knew he didn't want to miss out on a great adventure.
The "shooting war" meant the horror of combat, and the wild luck of survival. It meant knowing how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. Waiting for death.
When he entered the service he was only a boy. When he came back he was only 19, but he was a man said to have "soldier's heart."
Battle by battle, Gary Paulsen shows us one boy's war through one boy's eyes and one boy's heart, and gives a voice to all the anonymous young men who fought in the Civil War.
Ages 12 up
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$21.95 (Can), ISBN: 0-385-32498-7
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"A real knock 'em, sock 'em ripsnorter...Superb characterizations, splendidly evoked setting, and thrill-a-minute plot make this book a joy to gallop through."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred
Ages 10 up
Yearling, Paperback, $4.50/$5.99(Can), ISBN: 0-440-41133-5
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$22.95(Can), ISBN: 0-385-31169-9
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Alone. Francis Tucket now feels more confident that he can handle almost anything. A year ago, on the wagon train, he was kidnapped from his family by a Pawnee hunting party. Then he escaped with the help of the mountain man, Mr. Grimes. Now that he and Mr. Grimes have parted ways, Francis is heading west on his Indian pony, crossing the endless prairie, trying to find his family.
After a year with Mr. Grimes, Francis has learned to live by the harsh code of the wilderness. He can cause a stampede, survive his own mistakes, and face up to desperadoes. But when he rescues a little girl and her younger brother, Francis takes on more than he bargained for.
"Characteristic of all Paulsen's works, the narrative flow is smooth and uncluttered, the action gritty and realistic, the story thrilling."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A cool-headed survivor in the mold of Hatchet's protagonist...a heart-stopping good read."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred
Ages 10 up
Yearling, Trade Paperback, $3.99/$4.99(Can), ISBN: 0-440-41270-6
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$21.95(Can), ISBN: 0-385-32116-3
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Francis Tucket and his adopted family, Lottie and Billy, are heading west in search of Francis's parents on the Oregon Trail. But when winter comes early, Francis turns south to avoid the cold, and leads them right into enemy territory. The United States and Mexico are at war, and Francis, Lottie, and Billy are captured by the most ruthless band of outlaws Francis has ever seen. Loyalty, endurance, and the element of surprise offer hope for their survival in Tucket's Ride, the third book about Francis Tucket.
"Continuing the fast-paced adventures of Francis Alphonse
Tucket...Francis creates a stampede, foils a couple of crooks, and finds
himself suddenly in charge of two small children. Like Paulsen's other heroes,
Francis meets adversity head-on--and survives."
--The Washington Post Book World
Ages 10 up
Yearling, Trade Paperback, $3.99/$4.99(Can), ISBN: 0-440-41147-5
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$21.95(Can), ISBN: 0-385-32199-6
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"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got ....That's why they don't want us reading." --Nightjohn
"I didn't know what letters was, not what they meant, but I thought it might be something I wanted to know. To learn." -- Sarny
Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars.
He had escaped north to freedom, but he came back--came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn.
Set in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen's groundbreaking new novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. It is a meticulously researched, historically accurate, and artistically crafted portrayal of a grim time in our nation's past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters.
"Nightjohn should be required reading (and discussing) for all middle grade and high school students."
--School Library Journal, Starred
"Among the most powerful of Paulsen's works, this impeccable researched novel sheds light on cruel truths in American history as it traces the experiences of a 12-year-old slave girl in the 1850s."
--Publishers Weekly, Starred
"Paulsen is at his best here."
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred
An ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults
Ages 12 up
Laurel Leaf, Paperback, $4.50/$5.99(Can), ISBN: 0-440-21936-1
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$21.95(Can), ISBN: 0-385-30838-8
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So many readers have written and asked: What happened to Sarny, the young slave girl who learned to read in Nightjohn? Extraordinary things happened to her, from the moment she fled the plantation in the last days of the Civil War, suddenly a free woman in search of her sold-away children, until she found them and began a new life. Sarny's story gives a panoramic view of America in a time of trial, tragedy, and hoped-for change, until her last days in the 1930s.
"A satisfying sequel...It is a great read, with characters both to hate and to cherish, and a rich sense of what it really was like then."
--Booklist, Starred
Ages 12 up
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95/$21.95(Can), ISBN: 0-385-32195-3
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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.
Ages 12 up
Delacorte Press, Hardcover, $15.95, ISBN: 0-385-32586-X
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