How Angel Peterson Got His Name And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports |
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Author:
| Paulsen, Gary |
ISBN: | 978-0-385-72949-9 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
Publisher: | Random House Children's Books
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Imprint: | Wendy Lamb Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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WHEN YOU GROW up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt: • Shooting waterfalls in a barrel • The first skateboarding • Breaking the world record for speed on skis by being towed behind a souped-up car, and then . . . hitting gravel • Jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, except they only have bikes •...
More DescriptionWHEN YOU GROW up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt: • Shooting waterfalls in a barrel • The first skateboarding • Breaking the world record for speed on skis by being towed behind a souped-up car, and then . . . hitting gravel • Jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, except they only have bikes • Wrestling . . . a bear? Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary’s boyhood. A New York Times Bestseller