Gary Paulsen

Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed (Unabridged)

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As a punishment for lying, Kevin has lost his allowance. He doesn't lie now, but he's broke. He's got to find a way to make money. Lots of it, so he can impress Tina Zabinski, the World's Most Beautiful Girl, and ask her on a date. So Kevin gets creative - and his life becomes a financial comedy of errors. Does he really have what it takes to get filthy rich at age fourteen?

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

810L

Length:

01:59

Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed (Unabridged)

The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (Unabridged)

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I should have seen it coming. A long time before it came I should have known. I was six or seven years old and there was a girl living next door named Peggy. She was a year older than me and a lot stronger and we were wrestling and she held me down....

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

780L

Length:

01:28

The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty-Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech (Unabridged)

Woods Runner (Unabridged)

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Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

870L

Length:

03:42

Lawn Boy (Unabridged)

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"One day I was 12 years old and broke. I set out to mow some lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower. One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about: the beauty of capitalism. Supply and demand. Diversifying labor. Distributing the wealth. 'It's groovy, man,' Arnold said.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

780L

Length:

04:10

My Life in Dog Years (Unabridged)

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Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs. In each chapter he tells of one special dog, among them Cookie, the sled dog who saved his life; Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Dirk, the grim protector; and his true friend Josh, a brilliant border collie.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

1150L

Length:

01:45

Brian's Hunt (Unabridged)

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Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1180L

Length:

02:24

How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports (Unabridged)

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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:

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1180L

Length:

02:11

How Angel Peterson Got His Name: And Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports (Unabridged)

Lawn Boy Returns (Unabridged)

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The summer I was 12, mowing lawns with Grandpa's old riding mower turned into big business. With advice from Arnold the stockbroker, I learned all about making money.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

920L

Length:

01:34

Woodsong (Unabridged)

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The award-winning creator of popular survival stories turns his attention to his own real life adventures in Minnesota and Alaska as he prepares for the grueling Iditarod sled dog race.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1090L

Length:

02:31

Dogsong (Unabridged)

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Gary Paulsen's Dogsong - a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults - is the graphic, coming-of-age tale of a modern Eskimo lad and his consuming vision quest and harrowing struggle for survival.

Author:

Gary Paulsen

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

930L

Length:

04:04

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