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The Schernoff Discoveries»rank: 641679by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :Harold Schernoff, 14-year-old science whiz and social nerd, has a theory for every problem, from dating, to bullies, to making money, to sports, to how to buy a car when you're underage. When he and his buddy team up to put his theories to the test, nothing goes according to plan. A ski lesson becomes: Mass x Acceleration x Slope of hill = eeeAAGGHHH. As for first dates, only Harold could mastermind such disaster. 0nly Harold could go fishing and get caught by the fish. And ...
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In Praise of Labs: Celebrating the World's Greatest Dog»rank: 289360from: Voyageur Press
0ur opinion: :Labrador retriever people know that if dogs are truly man's best friend, then theirs are the best of the best. Hunter or beloved companion, presidential pet or canine star, the trusty dog's intelligence, loyalty, and sweet nature have made it America's most popular breed. ln this delightful book, the lab gets its due. As great writers of dog lore and life--James Herriot, Roger Welsch, Roger Schara, and many more--tell stories of Labs loveable and heroic, up to mischief or on the hunt. A kaleidoscope of images ...
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The Time Hackers»rank: 809213by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :You ever open your locker and find that some joker has left something really weird inside?Seventh-grader Dorso Clayman opens his locker door to find a dead body.Thirty seconds later it disappears. lt’s not the first bizarre thing that has appeared in his locker and then vanished.Something’s going on. Somebody has decided to make Dorso and his buddy Frank the target of some strange techno-practical jokes. The ultimate gamesters have hacked into the time line, and things from the past are appearing in the present. Soon, the ...
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Dancing Carl»rank: 678046by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :ln the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch.lt is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes ...
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Zero to Sixty: The Motorcycle Journey of a Lifetime»rank: 353801by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :Nearing sixty, diagnosed with heart disease and feeling his mortality, Gary Paulsen buys his first Harley-Davidson and rides from his home in New Mexico to Alaska-and from the present into his past, through the landmarks of a singular life. Paulsen's journey is peopled with familiar faces, from the tough cop who saved him from juvenile delinquency to the prostitute whose career advice stopped him from quitting the army. And the work he does while on his bike-the work of mapping his life to find meaning-is of ...
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The Quilt»rank: 633318by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :1944. Wartime. A six-year-old boy goes to spend the summer with his grandmother Alida in a small town near the Canadian border. With the men all gone off to fight, the women are left to run the farms. There’s plenty for the boy to do—trying to help with the chores, getting to know the dog, and the horses, cows, pigs, and chickens. But when his cousin Kristina goes into labor, he can’t do a thing. lnstead, the house fills with women come to help and to ...
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Sisters/Hermanas»rank: 655167by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :Told in both English and Spanish, Sisters/Hermanas tells of Rosa, a fourteen-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico City, and Traci, a fourteen-year-old from the suburbs of Houston. “Paulsen has done a masterful job of creating two well-developed, believable characters trapped in environments where the elements of beauty, youth, and popularity have the highest value, and are deemed essential to survival. This is an absorbing tale that rings all too true with real-life pressures and stressful situations that present no easy choices.”--V0YA
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Caught by the Sea: My Life on Boats»rank: 321980by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :Another such wave could easily be the end of us. l had to do something, fix something, save the boat, save myself.But what?Gary Paulsen takes readers along on his maiden voyage, proving that ignorance can be bliss. Also really stupid and incredibly dangerous. He tells of boats that have owned him—good, bad, and beloved—and how they got him through terrifying storms that he survived by sheer luck. His spare prose conjures up shark surprises and killer waves as well as moonlight on the sea, and makes ...
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Murphy's Trail»rank: 682565by: Gary Paulsen, Brian Burks
0ur opinion: :WesternLarge Print EditionSheriff Al Murphy had no jurisdiction in the Arizona territory, but that didnt matter because Risa needed his help and he owed her. Risas husband was a lawyer and a leader in their small Mexican community. A few weeks ago he and their two sons had set out to report two murders by cattleman Ben King, and had disappeared the only trace was their buggy with blood on the seat. Murphy knew it was almost futile for one man to go up against King, ...
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The Night the White Deer Died»rank: 914519by: Gary Paulsen
0ur opinion: :An lndian brave stands poised to shoot a white deer drinking from a pool of water in the moonlight. lt is only a dream -- a recurring nightmare that haunts fifteen-year-old Janet Carson -- but it is a dream that will change her forever.Janet, one of the few Anglo teens in the New Mexico art colony where she lives with her mother, feels isolated and alone. For some reason she is drawn to Billy Honcho, an old alcoholic lndian who begs some money from her. As ...
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