The CarHarcourt Brace, 1995 - 180 páginas Fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is a 1990s Huck Finn, with parents as neglectful as "Pap." Like Huck he escapes, not on a raft but by constructing a kit car. He takes his red Blakely Bearcat out to the highway and points it west, intending to leave his home in Cleveland for Oregon, where he hopes to find the uncle he only vaguely remembers. Long before he reaches his destination, Terry meets up with a middle-aged wanderer named Waylon, who introduces him to his old friend, the free-living Wayne. The pair, Vietnam vets, lead the young protagonist on a string of impromptu adventures and eventually become his mentors, introducing him to the history, hypocrisy and beauty of his country |
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... half a second while Terry slammed the clutch in , jerked the stick into first , tromped the accelerator down — what magazine article had taught him that ? —and popped the clutch . The Cat held half a beat , then the gas caught and the ...
... half a second while Terry slammed the clutch in , jerked the stick into first , tromped the accelerator down — what magazine article had taught him that ? —and popped the clutch . The Cat held half a beat , then the gas caught and the ...
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... half a beat , then the turbo started pushing air , mixed it under pressure with the gas in the carbu- retor , and forced it into the pistons . Both back tires broke loose . There was a screech that nearly broke eardrums and the Cat was ...
... half a beat , then the turbo started pushing air , mixed it under pressure with the gas in the carbu- retor , and forced it into the pistons . Both back tires broke loose . There was a screech that nearly broke eardrums and the Cat was ...
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... half kick , half push another off Wayne and then some- thing hit him in the stomach - either a fist or a boot , he couldn't tell in the pile — so hard his whole life seemed to stop dead . " Uummmppph ! " He turned , holding his stomach 177.
... half kick , half push another off Wayne and then some- thing hit him in the stomach - either a fist or a boot , he couldn't tell in the pile — so hard his whole life seemed to stop dead . " Uummmppph ! " He turned , holding his stomach 177.
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Annie Baby Barbara Hall Beef stroganoff bike bolt carburetor cards caught clutch cowboys Deadwood door drive engine everything eyes father fire Ford Pinto front garage Gary Paulsen guitar guys hair hand Harley highway inside kit car leaned looked at Waylon miles morning motel motor moved never Newbery Honor night opened Pete Seeger Peter plastic plates poker pulled pushed rain road Samuel seat seemed shook his head shrugged side sitting sleep sound started Sterling Moss stood stopped talk Terry asked Terry followed Terry looked Terry nodded Terry stared Terry stopped Terry thought Terry's things toll road took trailer truck voice watch Waylon and Wayne Waylon asked Waylon nodded Waylon shook Waylon smiled Wayne looked Wayne nodded Wayne turned wheel Wild Bill Hickock windshield Yeah