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Books with title Gary Paulsen: How Angel Peterson Got His Name : And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen, Patrick Lawlor, Brilliance Audio

    Audiobook (Brilliance Audio, Jan. 20, 2011)
    Gary Paulsen’s slapstick tales capture the “wonderful madness” of growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, when high spirits, showing off for girls, and general idiocy led Gary and his pals to attempt some amazing stunts, including: Shooting a waterfall in a barrel Breaking the world speed record on skis Hang gliding with an army surplus target kite Inventing the skateboard Jumping a bike through a hoop of fire Wrestling - with a bear? Wacky, daring, just plain nuts - extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new stories from Gary’s boyhood.
  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Readers will be drawn to the term 'extreme sports' but the story is more accurately one generation's version of homemade fun in the days following the Korean War when 'radio was king' and the great outdoors served as the playground.
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  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen, Patrick Lawlor

    Audio CD (Brilliance Audio, Jan. 20, 2011)
    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
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  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen, Patrick Lawlor

    Audio CD (Brilliance Audio, Jan. 20, 2011)
    Gary Paulsen’s slapstick tales capture the “wonderful madness” of growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, when high spirits, showing off for girls, and general idiocy led Gary and his pals to attempt some amazing stunts, including: • Shooting a waterfall in a barrel • Breaking the world speed record on skis • Hang gliding with an army surplus target kite • Inventing the skateboard • Jumping a bike through a hoop of fire • Wrestling―with a bear? Wacky, daring, just plain nuts―extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new stories from Gary’s boyhood.
  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen, Patrick Lawlor

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Brilliance Audio, Jan. 20, 2011)
    Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.
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  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-04-11, April 11, 2008)
    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
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  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen

    Paperback (Demco Media, July 30, 2004)
    Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evel Knievel.
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  • Gary Paulsen: How Angel Peterson Got His Name : And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

    Gary Paulsen

    Paperback (Gary Paulsen, Aug. 16, 1672)
    Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
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  • How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports by Paulsen, Gary

    Paulsen

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, 2004, )
    How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Spo...