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Popcorn days & buttermilk nights

Carley recalls the extraordinary summer when, as a troubled fourteen-year-old, he first came to northern Minnesota to stay with his blacksmith Uncle David and gained not only new skills but also a new sense of himself.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Paulsen, Gary
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1989, c1983.
Subjects:	Uncles > Juvenile fiction. Blacksmiths > Juvenile fiction. Farm life > Juvenile fiction. Minnesota > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Carley recalls the extraordinary summer when, as a troubled fourteen-year-old, he first came to northern Minnesota to stay with his blacksmith Uncle David and gained not only new skills but also a new sense of himself.
Physical Description:	100 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0140342044 (pbk)
Author Notes:	Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. (Bowker Author Biography)