Johnny Hangtime
HarperCollins · Paperback · February 16, 2016
It's a bird, it's a plane—no, it's Johnny Hangtime!
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy daring stunts and action-packed escapades
- Themes
- Living up to a parent's legacy, Risk and courage, Secrets and public image
- Pacing
- Fast
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It's a bird, it's a plane—no, it's Johnny Hangtime! From New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman comes an action-packed story of a stunt kid's daring escapades. Jumping off the Empire State Building, fighting on the wing of a biplane, and parachuting onto the back of a horse are all in a day's work for thirteen-year-old Johnny Thyme, a stunt kid known in the movie business as Johnny Hangtime. But Johnny's phenomenal feats are a movie industry secret.
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Ricky Corvette, the superstar teen for whom Johnny doubles, wants his fans to think he does all his own stunts. Johnny is devoted to repeating the career of his legendary stuntman father, but what's he going to do when his favorite director asks him to perform the super-dangerous stunt that killed his father? Will following in his daredevil dad's footsteps take him over the edge?
Where it sits
| Action & Adventure | 69% |
|---|---|
| Boys & Men | 47% |
| Extreme Sports | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Survival Stories
- Pirate Adventures
- Boys & Men
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- Girls & Young Women
- Funny Stories
- Sports Stories
- Short Stories
- Authors
- Dan Gutman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- February 16, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Living up to a parent's legacy · Risk and courage · Secrets and public image
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure