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I read a lot of Gary Paulsen books, mostly having to do with survival in the woods (The Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter) or at sea (Voyage of the Frog). There was one that stood out though "The Car". It's about a 14-year-old kid with loser parents who end up leaving each other "Dear John" letters on the same night, thus accidentally abandoning the kid. So he does what any other 14 year old boy would do: assemble a kit car in his garage that his dad owned but never got around to and hit the open road. Later he befriends some Army Ranger Vietnam veterans, I remember the book ending abruptly during a huge fight at a roadhouse. A Strange Aeon posted:Does anyone remember The Ear, the Eye and the Arm? I read that one too, pretty interesting. It took place in Zimbabwe in the 2100s which I thought was neat.
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 The Westing Game was pretty fun. It's a mystery with a wide variety of interesting characters and feels like an Agatha Christie story. Also taught me what a "bookie" is. Extra Large Marge fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Feb 27, 2024 |
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Impossibly Perfect Sphere posted:Anyone else have to read A Separate Peace in middle school and have no idea at the time about the actual relationship of the main characters? That doesn't seem possible
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