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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.

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

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

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

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 barrelThe first skateboarding Jumping three barrels like motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel-except they only have bikes Hangliding with an Army surplus target kite Bungee jumping Wrestling . . . a bear? Extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new tales from Gary's boyhood. !

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

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.