Book Review #2

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          "How Angel Peterson Got His Name", by Gary Paulsen, is a book of different stories from Gary Paulson's childhood in Minnesota, involving extreme sports. One of the first stories is the one that gave both Carl Peterson and this book their names. One day, Carl has a crazy idea and wants to break the world record for speed on skis, 74 mph. There was a twist though, since Minnesota doesn't have any mountains, Carl will be pulled behind the local bad boy's, Archie's, hot rod, who was paid five dollars for the tow. So Carl, Gary, and two other friends, Alan and Wayne, collected the items they needed at the local army surplus store. That included World War II flight goggles, a leather flight helmet, a leather flight jacket, sheep skin pants, sheep skin-lined flight boots, and a pair of genuine sheep skin gunner's mittens. The next day they met Archie and drove to a flat road covered in snow, then decided if Carl gave them a thumbs up them they'd keep accelerating. Carl then got out and set up dehind the car and they accelerated, and after Carl's thumb was frozen straight up giving them the go faster signal, they had broken the record and went 82 mph, but then something happened. The road turned to gravel and Carl crashed. After they had found Carl and they were driving back, he told them that when he crashed he saw angels and they sang "Your Cheating Heart", by Hank Williams. From then on after Carl's name was Angel Peterson. That was one of the many stories from Gary's childhood in this book
          The theme of this book is person vs. nature. This book is about stories of extrem sports. All of the stories deal with the extreme parts of nature, electricity, ice, animals, and air. Some,  might even say girls are an extreme part of nature too, so I will include girls. Every single story has a person testing these parts of nature. Carl and the skis is a good example of it. The theme of this book is person vs. nature.
          I can relate with this theme. I live in Alaska and have to deal with the extreme parts of nature all the time. Whether I take advantage of it is another thing. I deal with nature like anyother person, I adjust to it. The same with Gary and his pals.
          I really enjoyed this book. It was fun and excitting all the way through. Gary and his friends did stuff unamaginable, which makes it worth reading. Therefore, I totally recomend this book to anyone! This book is simply amazing!



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