How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · August 10, 2004
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- Who it’s for
- Small-town mischief meets improvised daredevilry in these lively tales from Gary Paulsen’s boyhood.
- Themes
- Boyhood mischief, Daredevil stunts, Small-town life
- Genres
- Extreme Sports, Friendship, Boys & Men
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WHEN YOU GROW up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement.
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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
Boyhood at Full Tilt
Small-town mischief meets improvised daredevilry in these lively tales from Gary Paulsen’s boyhood.
Come here for
- Barrels, bikes, skis, and other questionable ideas
- A wry look at making your own excitement
Expect
- High spirits and escalating stunts
- Boyhood stories told with comic energy
Where it sits
| Extreme Sports | 70% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 60% |
| Boys & Men | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Kids' Humor
- Extreme Sports
- Authors
- Gary Paulsen
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- August 10, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Boyhood mischief · Daredevil stunts · Small-town life
- Reading lane
- Writers' Lives for Kids