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.. A New York Times Bestseller