How Angel Peterson got his name : and other outrageous tales about extreme sports

Paulsen, Gary (author.). Cocotos, Tom Nick, (illustrator.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0385729499
ISBN: 9780385729499
ISBN: 0385900902
ISBN: 9780385900904
ISBN: 0440229359
ISBN: 9780440229353
Physical Description: print
xiv, 111 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, 2003.
Copyright: ©2003

Content descriptions

General Note:	Jacket illustration by Tom Nick Cocotos.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword -- A note of caution -- How Angel Peterson go his name -- The miracle of flight -- Orvis Orvisen and the crash and bash -- Girls, and the circle of death -- And finally, skateboards, bungee jumping and other failures.
Target Audience Note:	010 & up
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.0 3.0 65168. Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.9 7 Quiz: 32766 Guided reading level: Z.