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DUNC AND THE GREASED STICKS OF DOOM

Part of Culpepper Adventures

Author Gary Paulsen
Ebook
RH Childrens Books | Yearling
On sale Oct 26, 2011 | 96 Pages | 9780307803849
Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell R
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Five . . . four . . . three . . . two . . .  Olympic superstar Francesco Bartoli is about to hurl  himself down the face of a mountain in another  attempt to clinch the world slalom speed record.  Cheering fans and snapping cameras are everywhere. But  someone is out to stop him, and Dunc thinks he  knows who it is. Can Dunc get to the gate in time to  save the day? Will Amos survive longer than  fifteen minutes on the icy slopes? Join best friends  Dunc Culpepper and Amos Binder as they take an  action-packed winter ski vacation filled with fun,  fame, and high-speed high-jinx.
© Tim Keating
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Road Trip (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Notes from the Dog; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean. View titles by Gary Paulsen

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Five . . . four . . . three . . . two . . .  Olympic superstar Francesco Bartoli is about to hurl  himself down the face of a mountain in another  attempt to clinch the world slalom speed record.  Cheering fans and snapping cameras are everywhere. But  someone is out to stop him, and Dunc thinks he  knows who it is. Can Dunc get to the gate in time to  save the day? Will Amos survive longer than  fifteen minutes on the icy slopes? Join best friends  Dunc Culpepper and Amos Binder as they take an  action-packed winter ski vacation filled with fun,  fame, and high-speed high-jinx.

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© Tim Keating
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Road Trip (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Notes from the Dog; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean. View titles by Gary Paulsen

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