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How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports
As a teenage boy growing up in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Gary Paulsen--famed author of Hatchet (1986, MacMillan), Soldier's Heart (1998, Delacorte), and many more young adult novels--was never at a loss for ways to entertain himself. At age 13, he sealed himself in a wooden pickle barrel and attempted to shoot the 12-foot waterfall in town. His problems started when he discovered the barrel wouldn't float but...
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