- Juvenile fiction, Treasure troves, Detective and mystery stories
Dunc and Amos aren't impressed with the old parrot in the pet store, even when they learn that the bird speaks four languages, has outlived ten of its owners, and is probably 150 years old. But when it starts mouthing off about buried treasure, Dunc and Amos pay full attention.
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Classical in form, spare, warm and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- Gary Paulsen
- First published
- January 1992
- Publisher
- Yearling Book, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, Yearling
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780833584151
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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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