Author Description

Gary Paulsen's slapstick tales capture the "wonderful madness" of growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, when high spirits, showing off for girls, and general idiocy led Gary and his pals to attempt some amazing stunts, including: * Shooting a waterfall in a barrel* Breaking the world speed record on skis * Hang gliding with an army surplus target kite * Inventing the skateboard* Jumping a bike through a hoop of fire* Wrestling--with a bear?Wacky, daring, just plain nuts--extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new stories from Gary's boyhood.