The Car (novel)
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 The Car first edition cover. | |
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
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| Cover artist | Loudvik Akopyan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young-adult fiction |
| Publisher | Harcourt Children's Books |
Publication date | March 30, 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-15-292878-0 |
| OCLC | 29522845 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P2843 Car 1994 |
The Car is a 1993 novel by Gary Paulsen.
Plot summary
Terry Anders is a fourteen-year-old boy who lives in Cleveland, Ohio. When both of his parents abandon him, he decides to go on a cross country adventure to find an uncle that he vaguely remembers after assembling his father's abandoned Blakely Bearcat kit car project. Along the way, he befriends two Vietnam vets Waylon and Wayne whom with he enjoys life on the open road. This book is about their adventure together and where they go.
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