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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
About the Author
Although he was never a dedicated student, Paulsen developed a passion for reading at an early age. After a librarian gave him a book to read--along with his own library card--he was hooked. He began spending hours alone in the basement of his apartment building, reading one book after another. Running away from home at the age of 14 and traveling with a carnival, Paulsen acquired a taste for adventure. A youthful summer of rigorous chores on a farm; jobs as an engineer, construction worker, ranch hand, truck driver, and sailor; and two rounds of the 1,180-mile Alaskan dog sled race, the Iditarod; have provided ample material from which he creates his stories. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books, divide their time between a home in New Mexico and a boat in the Pacific.
