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Danger on Midnight River

Slow learner Daniel Martin escapes peer teasing by spending most of his time outdoors, and when a van crash plunges him and a gang of bullies into the river, Daniel must choose between saving himself and risking his life to save the others.

Main Author: Paulsen, Gary.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, c1995.
Series: World of Adventure
Subjects:
Wilderness survival > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Slow learner Daniel Martin escapes peer teasing by spending most of his time outdoors, and when a van crash plunges him and a gang of bullies into the river, Daniel must choose between saving himself and risking his life to save the others.
Item Description: "A Yearling book."
Physical Description: 68 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0440410282
9780440410287
Author Notes: Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. He was working as a satellite technician for an aerospace firm in California when he realized he wanted to be a writer. He left his job and spent the next year in Hollywood as a magazine proofreader. His first book, Special War, was published in 1966. He has written more than 175 books for young adults including Brian's Winter, Winterkill, Harris and Me, Woodsong, Winterdance, The Transall Saga, Soldier's Heart, This Side of Wild, and Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books. Hatchet, Dogsong, and The Winter Room are Newbery Honor Books. He was the recipient of the 1997 Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime achievement in writing for young adults.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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