The Car: A Young Adult Adventure About a Neglected Teen's Road Trip with a Wise Mentor - Softcover

Paulsen, Gary

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9780152058272: The Car: A Young Adult Adventure About a Neglected Teen's Road Trip with a Wise Mentor

Synopsis

Neglected by his parents, fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is used to taking care of things on his own. He even manages to assemble a car kit by himself. When the car is finished, Terry sets off from Cleveland to Portland in search of an uncle he barely remembers. Along the way, he is joined by a wise Vietnam vet who turns his journey into an adventure in learning.
    
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About the Author

GARY PAULSEN (1939 - 2021) wrote nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. 

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