| How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440229359 ISBN-13: 9780440229353 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: 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 - Wrestling . . . a bear? Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary's boyhood. "A New York Times "Bestseller "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Extreme Sports |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.4" (0.20 lbs) 111 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 65168 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 - 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 |