How Angel Peterson Got His Name

The subtitle for this short collection of stories is: "and other outrageous tales about extreme sports". The cover art and 'extreme sports' should be enough to capture junior high boys. Indeed, this collection of sketches recounts several stunts tried by the author and his friends when they were junior high age. The stunts include shooting over a watefall in a barrel, setting a land speed record on skiis, hang gliding with an army surplus parachute, skateboarding (before there were skateboards), and bungee jumping (before it had been invented). By the way, all these things happened in the small northwest Minnesota town where author Gary Paulsen grew up.