![]() ![]() Though Hank is a fictional creation, he does share one characteristic with Mosher: he drifts from place to place and job to job. In an interview published online by the Putnam Berkley Group, Mosher explained that the extent to which he drew on his own job experiences in The Taxi Navigator was minor. The Taxi Navigator (1996), aimed at middle-grade to junior high readers, tells the story of nine-year-old Kyle, who begins spending time with his cab-driving Uncle Hank when Kyle’s parents become immersed in career and marital problems. His first novel for young people does, in fact, include as a major character a New York City cab driver. ![]() ![]() He relishes these experiences, he claims, because they give him time to write - not because he’s seeking raw material for his books - but in time, he says, the experiences do seep into his writing. He drove a cab in New York City for five years and worked as a brakeman on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. He worked as a tree surgeon in Maine, an automobile worker in Michigan, a school teacher in West Virginia, and a house builder in Wisconsin and Minnesota. ![]() Richard Mosher had a lot of jobs before becoming a writer. ![]()
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