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The Cookcamp
By Paulsen, Gary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-53105-927-2
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, c1991.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1991
Gr 5-8 In its simplicity of story line but depth of imagery and emotion, Paulsen's latest work is very much like MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall (Harper, 1985). During World War II, the father is in the army and the mother has to work, so a five-year-old boy is sent to stay with his grandmother who works as a cook for a road-building crew in northern Minnesota. At first his day consists of long stretches of quiet as he tries to amuse himself, only to have the peace invaded by the crew of large, loud, good-natured men who inhale great amounts of food, ruf...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
