The Car

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Harcourt Brace, 1994 - 180 páginas
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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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I got this book from my mom, who was cleaning out her books. This was a very quick read and ended up being okay. I think it would appeal most to middle grade/YA boys. This is about a 14 year old boy ... Ler resenha completa

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Paulsen's latest comes close to a classic teenage male fantasy of fleeing from home to seek independence and self. Both Terry's parents leave the same day; each phones asking him to tell the other ... Ler resenha completa

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asked Baby building called cards caught closed coming corner cover dark didn't don't door drive dropped engine everything eyes face father feel fire followed four front garage gone guys half hand happened Harley he'd heard held highway hundred inside It's kind leaned light live looked mean miles morning motor moved never night once opened Peter plates play pointed pulled pushed rain rear road Samuel seat seemed seen shook his head shrugged side sitting sleep smiled sound stand started stay stood stopped sure talk Terry thought things took trailer truck trying turned voice wait watch Waylon nodded Wayne wheel

Sobre o autor (1994)

Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

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TítuloThe Car
Laurel-leaf books
AutorGary Paulsen
EditoraHarcourt Brace, 1994
ISBN0440910447, 9780440910442
Num. págs.180 páginas
  
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