Publication

2003 - Wendy Lamb Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Purchase

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Word Count

27750 words, Guess

Page Count

111 pages

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • ISBN-139780385729499
  • ISBN-139780385900904
  • LibraryThing227129
  • Goodreads2917', '400083', '6260295
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002007668
  • Better World Books9780440229353
  • Open LibraryOL23247155M

Classifications

  • LCCPS3566.A834 Z467 2003

Description

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 - Jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel–except they only have bikes - Hangliding with an Army surplus target kite - Bungee jumping - Wrestling... a bear? Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary's boyhood.

Description

Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.

Subjects

Topics

BiographyExtreme sportsAmerican AuthorsAuthors, AmericanChildren's fictionChildhood and youthJuvenile literature

Genres

  • Childhood and Youth
  • Biography
  • Juvenile literature

Other Editions

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