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How Angel Peterson Got His Name

And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

How Angel Peterson Got His Name( )
Author: Paulsen, Gary
Read by: Lawlor, Patrick
ISBN:978-1-4558-0152-7
Publication Date:Jan 2011
Publisher:Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:USD $12.99
Book 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...
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Book Details
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.5 x 5.5 x 0.63 Inches
Book Weight:0.52 Pounds
Author Biography
Paulsen, Gary (Author)
Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

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