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Playaway Children

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 128

Published: 2010

Great for age 9-17 years

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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 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. !

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Playaway Children .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2010 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Mr. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books, divide their time between their home in New Mexico, a boat in the Pacific, and adventures in the wilderness.

 

This book is in the following series:

Playaway Children

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

Texas Lone Star
This book was recognised by the Texas Lone Star.

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
This book was recognised by the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Beehive Award - Information Book
This book was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award.

This book features the following character:

Gary Paulsen
This book features Gary Paulsen.

"This collection will likely hook adults as much as young readers" * Publishers Weekly *