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  • The Boll Weevil Express

    P. J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Pr, April 1, 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.
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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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  • Corky and the Brothers Cool

    P.J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1985)
    Thirteen-year-old Tim has never known anyone like Corky, a boy from the city who has just moved to Tim's small town in the California wine country, but Corky's practical jokes and pranks lead Tim into some uncomfortable situations.
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  • Boll Weevil Express

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Nov. 1, 1984)
    Farm-boy Lars travels to San Francisco for a free life-style with city kids Doug and Cindy, but, when the trip goes awry, he wavers between going on alone or staying to help the vulnerable pair
  • Rubank Elementary Method for Flute or Piccolo

    A.C. Petersen

    Sheet music (Hal Leonard, March 15, 1934)
    Save BIG when you buy today!. One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales, arpeggios, technical studies, studies for musicianship, articulation studies, solos, duets, and studies devoted to the special needs of each instrument, this series provides a fantastic wealth of material for all student musicians.
  • Nobody Else Can Walk It for You

    P. J. Petersen

    Hardcover (Delacorte Pr, May 1, 1982)
    A group of young backpackers led by eighteen-year-old Laura must outwit three motorcyclists who terrorize them in a wilderness area.
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  • Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie

    P. J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel-Leaf Books, Sept. 15, 1988)
    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.
  • Corky & the Brothers

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Sept. 1, 1986)
    Thirteen-year-old Tim has never known anyone like Corky, a boy from the city who has just moved to Tim's small town in the California wine country, but Corky's practical jokes and pranks lead Tim into some uncomfortable situations.
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  • White Water

    P. J. Petersen

    School & Library Binding (Tandem Library, May 15, 1999)
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  • Rising Water

    P. J. Petersen

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval, Sept. 16, 2003)
    Kevin, who was arrested for stealing a car, is assigned to volunteer at an animal rescue agency as part of his release agreement. Luke, one of the other volunteers, is happy to have Kevin's help, but Luke's sister, Tracy, is annoyed by the newcomer's attitude. Then heavy winter rains cause the levee to break, and the unruly river floods the town. Luke and Tracy, who have a boat, set out to help the neighbors who are fleeing their homes, and Luke asks Kevin to accompany them. The trio's attempt to do good becomes a perilous adventure when they spot looters in an empty house. In trying to identify the thieves, Luke is captured, and the burglars shoot a hole in the boat. Battling both the elements and their fears, Tracy and Kevin must figure out a way to save Luke -- and themselves. In a riveting adventure on the water, P. J. Petersen combines action with human relationships to create a novel as gripping as his award-winning White Water.
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  • Going For/big One

    P.J. Petersen

    Mass Market Paperback (Laurel Leaf, Sept. 1, 1987)
    Shocked by their stepmother's abandonment, three California teenagers set out in search of their irresponsible father, prospecting for gold in Alaska, only to find themselves hostages of a wounded young man on the run
  • Morningstar: A story of mystery, intrigue, and discovery

    CR Petersen

    language (, Feb. 18, 2018)
    Morningstar is about a self-centered “queen-bee” who, due to her family’s financial setbacks moves from an upper middle-class lifestyle in San Francisco to what she initially considers an impoverished backwards life in Logan Utah.Just before her departure from San Francisco, she is filled with many of the stereotypical prejudices about almost any rural American town and a few peculiar to Utah. The move thrusts her into two murder mysteries, including a person she feels inexplicably close to, and her own journey of guilt, growth, discovery, true friendship and the almost impossible decision of staying with her family and friends or being with the young man she has searched for, dreamt about, and fallen in love with.