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Books with author Justin Petersen

  • How Can You Hijack a Cave

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, March 1, 1990)
    Two teenage tour guides at the Cathedral Caverns try to rescue a friend being held in a cave by kidnappers demanding money for her release
  • Wild River by P.J. Petersen

    P.J. Petersen

    Paperback (Yearling, March 15, 1824)
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  • I Hate Camping

    P. J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, June 1, 1993)
    Dan's mom didn't even ask him if he wanted to go camping with her boyfriend and his two kids. Now he's stuck at Baker Lake. The tent keeps falling down, the canoe tips over, and the kids are driving each other crazy. Can they learn to get along . . . and make it home in one piece?
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  • The Sub

    P. J. Petersen

    Paperback (Puffin Books, July 1, 1995)
    Two friends switch seats when their class has a substitute teacher and find that it isn't so easy to be someone else
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  • Wild River

    P.J. Petersen

    Library Binding (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 9, 2009)
    It’s Ryan versus the river in a race against time to save his brother’s life.When twelve-year-old Ryan reluctantly agrees to join his experienced older brother Tanner on a camping trip, he could never have dreamed this would turn into the most frightening day of his life. Ryan’s no good at sports or outdoor stuff. He’d rather be home playing video games. But Tanner says it’s an easy trip. They’ll kayak down the Boulder River, catch fish, and roast marshmallows. But the river is higher than usual, and the kayaking is scary. Tanner isn’t worried. But soon after, he’s badly hurt in a kayaking accident, leaving Ryan alone and afraid he can’t save his brother’s life. He’s only faced danger in video games. What good are games now when Ryan faces a real-life battle?From the Hardcover edition.
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  • Wild River

    P.J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 9, 2009)
    It’s Ryan versus the river in a race against time to save his brother’s life.When twelve-year-old Ryan reluctantly agrees to join his experienced older brother Tanner on a camping trip, he could never have dreamed this would turn into the most frightening day of his life. Ryan’s no good at sports or outdoor stuff. He’d rather be home playing video games. But Tanner says it’s an easy trip. They’ll kayak down the Boulder River, catch fish, and roast marshmallows. But the river is higher than usual, and the kayaking is scary. Tanner isn’t worried. But soon after, he’s badly hurt in a kayaking accident, leaving Ryan alone and afraid he can’t save his brother’s life. He’s only faced danger in video games. What good are games now when Ryan faces a real-life battle?
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  • Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie

    P.J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1987)
    Tired of being viewed by everyone as boring, reliable Good Ol' Charlie, a sixteen-year-old boy sees his family's move to a new town as a chance to change his image.
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  • The boll weevil express: A novel

    P. J Petersen

    Loose Leaf (Delacorte Press, March 15, 1983)
    A bored northern California farm boy and a brother and sister from an orphanage decide to run away to Idaho but find themselves down and out in San Francisco.
  • Liars

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Cursed with the ability to discern whether or not a person is telling the truth, Sam nevertheless may be able to use his new power to solve a crime
  • Nobody Else Can Walk

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, July 1, 1984)
    A group of young backpackers led by eighteen-year-old Laura must outwit three motorcyclists who terrorize them in a wilderness area.
  • How Can You Hijack a Cave?

    P.J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 1988)
    Two teenage tour guides at the Cathedral Caverns try to rescue a friend being held in a cave by kidnappers demanding money for her release.
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  • Going for the Big One

    P.J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1986)
    Left penniless by their latest stepmother while their father is looking for work in Alaska, three youngsters start out on what becomes a dangerous trek over the mountains to a small town where they once lived and where they plan to wait for their father.
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