The Car - Hardcover

Paulsen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152928782 ISBN 13: 9780152928780

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 1994

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Terry Anders has been abandoned by his parents. He has no choice but to go on, and he begins by assembling pieces of a kit car from his father's garage. When he finishes the car known as "the Cat, " Terry sets out from Cleveland to Portland to search for an uncle he hardly knows. Along the way Terry picks up a wandering Vietnam vet who ultimately guides him on a journey of discovery and survival.

About this title

Review:

"This provocative novel introduces and explores some interesting philosophies of life while stressing the value of learning from experience."--Publishers Weekly
-This provocative novel introduces and explores some interesting philosophies of life while stressing the value of learning from experience.---Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

GARY PAULSEN has written nearly two hundred books for young people, including the Newbery Honor Books Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room. He divides his time between a home in New Mexico and a boat on the Pacific Ocean.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0152928782
• ISBN 13: 9780152928780
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180