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Summary: The Car
Review: "The Car" by Gary Paulsen is a great book, especially if you're
into adventure or car stories. There is a lot of action in this book.
"The Car" has a very weird back round as if it could be a well written
Harley movie. The ending is a sad, action filled, mad one, but makes you
think there is a sequel. I think this book is somewhat confusing at the
beginning and has a very bad point of view at the kid's situation. Read'
"The Car" because it' super strange and makes you want to read it in two
minutes.
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Summary: A Wonderful Car
Review: A fourteen year old boy named Terry is on a quest. He needs to get from Ohio to Portland, Oregon with two old Vietnam Veterans. Terry ends up with no parents as a result of them not liking each other. He was left all alone. When he found out he was alone he started building a kit car that was given to his father. He plans to drive to an uncle in Portland who he barely knows. Along his way he picks up Wayne and Walon. Both were in the Vietnam War. They wanted to show Terry America, it's wonders, and its people. I think most people would enjoy THE CAR if they would sit down and read. I highly recommend this book to people who especially like Gary Paulsen or who are interested in cars. I hope you will want to read this book after reading my review.
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Summary: This Was A Great book in every aspect
Review: Abandoned by both his parents, 14-year-old Terry Anders decides to assemble the pieces of a car kit. The name of the car is a Blakely-Bearcat in which he takes off in. Then he meets Waylon Jackson, a 45-year-old Vietnam veteran who has spent most of the past 20 years trucking around the U.S., after he hopped in the car during a rain storm so that he wouldn't get wet. Their cross-country adventure had great impact on Terry: They go and visit an old man who recites history as if he were a participant, dine at a religious commune, and tour the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Waylon is a well-developed character in the book. Flashback memories reveal that a traumatic incident in Vietnam has left him mentally unstable, and references to government checks suggest some kind of permanent disability. Although the trip works well as a metaphor for Terry's journey toward maturity, not all the story's elements are as well developed. Terry's parents seem to exist mostly as a plot device rather than a source of real conflict, and Waylon's homosexuality is mentioned but never explored. Despite these flaws, The Car is a well-written, thoughtful coming-of-age novel.
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Summary: It leaves you wanting more!
Review: As an English teacher, I am always looking for books to involveteens in reading--and it doesn't hurt if they teach a lesson or twoalong the way! This one fits the bill in both ways. The story, while it leaves some open areas (Terry's completely absent parents, the homosexuality of one of the main characters), and makes use of unfavorable stereotypes (drunken pickup drivers, antagonistic cowboys), is also bound to stimulate conversation in class and may even encourage readers to find out more about Vietnam, the Indian wars, or perhaps John Steinbeck or Shakespeare, who are featured as excellent authors to learn from. All in all, a great story just for reading as well as a book with terrific teaching possibilities!
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Summary: The the car by Gary Paulsen
Review: Excellent story with enough adventure to stimulate the mind and keep the reader involed.Terry is poor and abandened but smart and talented with the car .THe Cat is the smallest most radical car I've ever seen !!! Gary Paulsen is a very cool auther and a adventures person with nice personallity
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Summary: One of Gary Paulsen's Greatests
Review: Fourteen Year-Old Terry Anders had just gotten off the phone with his mom and dad, both saying that they were tired of fighting with each other, and that they were going to leave Terry in the hands of the other parent. Terry was home alone. He liked not hearing tham fight. Later that day, he started putting together a 1974 Blakely Bearcat, which was a kit car. Terry then decided that he was going to drive the car. One problem, he didn't have a license to drive the car. So he starts on his journey and meets two interesting characters, Wayne and Waylon. They teach him to "LEARN". Gary Paulsen uses very well written descriptions that put you right there with what is happening. One example would be when Terry got the phone call, you could imagine what he was thinking. He has a very good word choice, and makes you think about what you just read. Like when Wayne and Waylon tell Terry to "LEARN" in life. The book left me with one question, am I learning all I can in life? This is a great book of adventure and endless possibilities.
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Summary: One Of Gary Paulsen's Greatests
Review: Fourteen Year-Old Terry Anders had just gotten off the phone with his mom and dad, both saying that they were tired of fighting with each other, and they were going to leave Terry in the hands of the other parent. Terry was home alone! He liked not hearing them fight. Later that day, he started putting together a 1974 Blakely Bearcat, which was a kit car. Terry then decided that he was going to drive the car. One problem, he didn't have a license to drive the car. So he starts on his journey and meets two interesting characters, Wayne and Waylon. They teach him to "LEARN". Gary Paulsen uses very well written descriptions that put you right there with what is happening. One example would be when Terry got the phone call, you could imagine what Terry was thinking. He has a very good word choice, and makes you think about what you just read. Like when Wayne and Waylon tell Terry to "LEARN" in life. The book left me with one question, am I learning all I can in life? This is a great book of adventure and endless possibilities.
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Summary: Gary Paulsen's "The Car"
Review: Gary Paulsen's "The Car" is a wonderful book for many ages. It's about a fourteen-year-old who wakes up with his parents gone. He hadn't had a good relationship with them because they acted like he wasn't there. His parents called later saying that they are fed up with fighting with each other and won't be returning. So now Terry is left all alone with each parent thinking he is with the other parent. His father was a mechanic so there was a kit car waiting to be built in the garage. Terry finds all the tools he needs and builds the car with the help of detailed instructions. He decides to leave his home in Cleveland and goes to Portland, Oregon where his uncle lives. On the way he meets a man who is willing to pay all the expenses for a ride. He turns out to be a war veteran who is "learning." Terry ends up going to many places "learning" with his newfound friend, doing many things. This book is one of the best books I have read by Gary Paulsen. With vivid descriptions and wonderful adventures, this book is a must for all car and Gary Paulsen lovers.
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Summary: The Road Trip of Maturity, The Journey of Growing Up
Review: I found this book to be one of the most memorable of my life. For anyone who finds life on the road fascinating, this book is a must read. Whether you can identify with abandoned Terry or not, the themes this book explores are universal and can teach the reader many valuable lessons. In life, the journey counts as much as the destination - The Car will take you on a journey that can show a young man's trip to maturity; the road he has taken to learn and grow up. Everyone can benefit from reading this novel, whether you are looking for a fun read or something much more meaningful.
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Summary: The Car - Unsuitable for Young People
Review: I have read a few of Gary Paulsen's books and have enjoyed them. I must warn parents that The Car is different. The book contains: curse words every few pages; raises the issue of homosexuality; speaks of nude women with large breasts in various poses; describes how Terry, the main character, cannot take his eyes off a nude woman who is wearing nothing but air; Terry is taken to a place of prostitution (with grown-up male friends whom he has picked up on the road) and gets to see women in see-through negligees, but is not allowed to do anything else because he is too young; Terry witnesses violent fights; the execution of a toddler during the Viet Nam war is described; Terry determines how to break the law without being caught; etc... I am greatly disturbed to know that our children may pick up this book in their school libraries. I am even more disturbed to read a review on Amazon.com by a teacher who thinks this book makes great teaching material. This book is for adults, not young people.
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