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The Car

Gary Paulsen

1994180 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1994
first published
  • 1994Harcourt Brace · 180 pages · ENGISBN 9780152928780
  • 1995Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780440910442
  • 2006Harcourt Paperbacks · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780152058272
  • 2015Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780544836723
  • 1996MACMILLAN CHILDRENS BOOKS · 208 pagesISBN 9780333662045
  • 1996Macmillan Children's Books · 208 pagesISBN 9780330345217
  • 1999Tandem Library · 180 pages · ENGISBN 9780785762270
  • 1995Laurel Leaf · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780440219187

Neglected by his parents, fourteen-year-old Terry Anders is used to taking care of things on his own. He even manages to assemble a car kit by himself. When the car is finished, Terry sets off from Cleveland to Portland in search of an uncle he barely remembers. Along the way, he is joined by a wise Vietnam vet who turns his journey into an adventure in learning.

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