How Angel Peterson Got His Name

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.

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From the Hardcover edition.