Mudshark by Gary Paulsen
Mudshark is cool. He s fast-thinking and fast-moving, and with his photographic memory, he s the go-to guy with the answers. Lost your shoe? Your dad s car? Can t find your homework? The Mudshark Detective Agency is on the case. At least, it is until the Psychic Parrot takes up residence in the school library. The word in school is that the parrot can out-think Mudshark. And right now, the school needs someone who s good at solving problems. There s an escaped gerbil running the halls, a near-nuclear emergency in the faculty restroom, and an unexplained phenomenon involving disappearing erasers. Once Mudshark solves the mystery of the erasers, he plans to investigate the Psychic Parrot. . . . Here is another winning tale from Gary Paulsen, about whom Booklist writes in a starred review, When it comes to telling funny stories about boys, no one surpasses Paulsen. In Mudshark, Paulsen introduces listeners to a resourceful boy who will have kids everywhere thinking, and laughing.
Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor Books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the ALA for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Road Trip (written with his son, Jim Paulsen); Family Ties; Vote; Crush; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Paintings from the Cave; Woods Runner; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy; Lawn Boy Returns; Notes from the Dog; Mudshark; The Legend of Bass Reeves; The Amazing Life of Birds; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books; The Beet Fields; Soldier's Heart; Brian's Return, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Hunt (companions to Hatchet); Father Water, Mother Woods; and five books about Francis Tucket's adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean. You can visit him on the Web at GaryPaulsen.com. Gary Paulsen is available for select speaking engagements. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com. Jim Paulsen is a sculptor and former elementary school teacher. He lives with his wife and two children in Minnesota.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780553494648 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553494643 |
| Title | Mudshark |
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2010-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Winner of IRA Children's Choices., Winner of Texas Bluebonnet Master List., Nominated for Hawaii Nene Award., Nominated for Hawaii Nene Master List 2011, Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Award., Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Master List 2011, Nominated for Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award., Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award., Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Master List 2011, Nominated for Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Master List 2010 |
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