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Amos and the Alien (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenIn helping an extraterrestrial get back to his planet, Amos hides him under his bed while he and Dunc think of what to do, until Amos starts displaying new powers on the football field, and Dunc thinks the mysterious alien is behind it.
Amos and the Chameleon Caper (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenPaulsen's funny sleuths meet up with a master of disguises! Culpepper Adventures #27.
Amos and the Vampire (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenAmos's big sister Amy is always dating rejects. But this time, her boyfriend was rejected by the grave! He's got pale skin, dark hair, mesmerizing eyes, an annoying tendency to disappear, and he wants to have the Culpeppers over for a late night Halloween snack.... Can Amos and his best friend, Dunc, stop the vampire before he starts to bite? Or will Amy and her man do a little necking she will never forget? Join Gary Paulsen's cool sleuths in their creepiest caper yet!
Amos Binder, Secret Agent (Culpepper #28)
by Gary PaulsenIt's spy vs. spy when Amos is mistaken for a government double agent and given a top secret assignment to fulfill. He's got the trench coat, the dark sunglasses, and that debonair James Bond way about him. Now all he needs is Dunc to bail him out!
Amos Gets Famous (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenDeciphering a code they find in a library book, best friends for life Amos and Dunc stumble onto a burglary ring. The burglars' next target is the home of Melissa, the girl of Amos's dreams (who doesn't even know that he's alive). Amos longs to be a hero to Melissa, so nothing will stop him from solving this case--not even a mind-boggling collision with a jock, a chimpanzee, and a toilet.
Amos Gets Married (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenAfter Amos accidentally knocks Melissa out, she suddenly seems to really like him, so Amos' best friend Dunc decides to figure out why she is acting so strangely and why things are mysteriously disappearing at school.
Amos Goes Bananas (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenAmos has more than a monkey on his back. It's a gorilla. Her name is Louise. And she's in love. Culpepper Adventures #24
The Boy Who Owned the School: A Comedy of Love
by Gary PaulsenJacob's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz.
Captive! (World of Adventure #8)
by Gary PaulsenRoman and three of his classmates are held captive in a remote mountain cabin but can he overcome his fear--and the memory of his father's death--to lead the boys to freedom?
The Car
by Gary PaulsenFourteen-year-old Terry Anders is a 1990s Huck Finn, with parents as neglectful as Pap. Like Huck, he escapes, not on a raft but by constructing a kit car. "Besides evoking a type of independence and tough-mindedness that will appeal to teens, this provocative novel introduces and explores some interesting philosophies of life while stressing the value of learning from experience."--Publishers Weekly
The Case of the Dirty Bird (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenTen-year-old Dunc and klutzy Amos are on the trail of buried treasure. Also use: Culpepper's Cannon; Dunc's Doll (both 1992).
The Cookcamp (Alida #1)
by Gary PaulsenTold through the eyes of a 5-year-old boy, this is a story of adventure and discovery in a cookcamp located in the Canadian woods during World War II.<P> When?: World War II<P> Where?: A cookcamp in the Canadian woods<P> Why?: He's not really sure. <P> One summer, a 5-year-old boy goes to live with his grandmother in a cookcamp. The camp is home to 9 men who are building a road through the woods. The boy misses his mother, but at the same time the camp becomes home--a special home where he learns to spit and rides the tractor. It's a wonderful summer, but then he lets slip to his grandmother about "Uncle Casey" and she writes seven letters to his mother. Seven letters that she mails "good and hard." A short while later, the boy returns home.
Cowpokes and Desperados (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenDunc and Amos are bound for Uncle Woody's Santa Fe cattle ranch for a week of fun. Who's been making off with all the prize cattle? Can Dunc and Amos stop the rustlers in time to save the ranch?
The Creature of Black Water Lake: World of Adventure Series, Book 13 (World of Adventure #13)
by Gary PaulsenThirteen-year-old Ryan Swanner and his mom just moved to the mountain resort of Black Water Lake. The locals say that beneath the lake's seemingly calm surface, a giant, ancient creature lives. But Ryan's new friend Rita tells him that's just hogwash. She's not afraid to go fishing out on the lake, even though, oddly, the lake seems to be nearly empty of fish. One day Ryan sees a small animal fall from a tree into the lake--and never surface again. Something is in the lake. And it's alive....
The Crossing
by Gary PaulsenFrom the Newbery Award–winning, New York Times–bestselling author of Northwind. “A stark, moving portrait of Mexican poverty and street life.” —School Library JournalFourteen-year-old Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.On the night when Manny dares the crossing—through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol—the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can’t tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything—even his life.“Paulsen . . . is skilled at pace, incident and characterization, and he uses them to pull the reader to the memorable—and powerful—last scene . . . A book for older children and teenagers who will not want to put it down.” —Kirkus Reviews “Any work by such a proficient writer, who invokes a powerful sense of the tragic in readers young and old, is welcome indeed.” —Publishers Weekly
Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love (Liar Liar)
by Gary PaulsenReaders met the comical Kevin in Liar, Liar and Flat Broke. Kevin gets serious about Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Finally, finally, he's worked up his courage--he's going to ask her out. Or will his trademark scheming get in his way?From the Hardcover edition.
Culpepper 's Cannon (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenWhile researching a Civil War cannon, Dunc and Amos discover a time portal that transports them back to downtown Culpepper on March 8, 1862--the day before the historic clash between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
Curse of the Ruins: World of Adventure Series, Book 17 (World of Adventure #17)
by Gary PaulsenKatie, Sam, and their cousin Shala can't wait to get to San Marcos, New Mexico. There they are meeting Katie and Sam's dad, an anthropologist who's studying the ruins of the ancient cliff dwellers at El Debajo. But Dr. Crockett isn't there to meet them at the airport. Does Dr. Crockett have enemies who might have kidnapped him? Or is there really a curse on the ruins of El Dejabo?
Dancing Carl
by Gary PaulsenDancing Carl, Gary Paulsen's first novel, was a ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Notable Children's Trade Book for the Language Arts.In the winter, life in McKinley, Minnesota, revolves around the rinks, where kids play hockey and grown-ups skate to scratchy phonograph records. Then, the year Marsh and his best friend, Willy, are twelve, Carl appears at the rink, wearing a battered, old leather flight jacket and doing a strange dance that is both beautiful and disturbing to watch. It is Marsh and Willy who discover the terrible secret behind Carl's dance, a secret that threatens to destroy him. But a small miracle occurs, and Carl's dance becomes a fragile and tentative expression of hope and the healing power of love.
Dogsong: Dancing Carl; Dogsong; Hatchet; Woodsong
by Gary PaulsenIn the old days there were songs...Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns the last team of dogs in the village, understands Russel's longing for the old ways and the songs that celebrated them. But Oogruk cannot give Russel the answers he seeks; the old man can only prepare him for what he must do alone. Driven by a strange, powerful dream of a long-ago self and by a burning desire to find his own song, Russel takes Oogruk's dogs on an epic journey of self-discovery that will change his life forever.
Dunc and Amos and the Red Tattoos (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenDunc and Amos head for camp and face two weeks of fresh air, along with regulations, demerits, KP, and inedible food. But where these two friends go, trouble follows.
Dunc and Amos Go to the Dogs (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenAnyone who knows Amos knows that in his case, dogs are definitely not man's best friends. Even his own dog growls and shows his teeth whenever Amos is around. Amos isn't exactly fond of Scruff either. It's a dog-eat-dog world. But when Scruff gets mixed up in a dognapping scheme, Amos and his best friend, Dunc, have to team up to spring him. Join Gary Paulsen's cool sleuths as they go undercover at the city pound!
Dunc and Amos Hit the Big Top (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenIn order to impress a girl, Amos decides to perform on the trapeze at the visiting circus. Then the boys stumble across a mystery behind the scenes.
Dunc and Amos Meet the Slasher (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenDunc worries that Amos has gone too far when the latter dons a leather jacket, slicks back his hair, and adopts a nickname, in order to uncover a stolen stereo racket led by the tough new kid in school.
Dunc and Amos on Thin Ice (Culpepper Adventures)
by Gary PaulsenBest buddies Dunc and Amos are at the winter sports events. A pretty skater needs their help to defect from North Korea, but suddenly Kim Su-Yong doesn't seem to remember asking the boys for their help. In fact, she's downright hostile. Does she have a split personality, or is something fishy going on here? Dunc and Amos are suddenly on...thin ice!