Author

Publication

1994 - Harcourt Brace, San Diego, California

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivecar00paul
  • ISBN-100152928782
  • ISBN-139780152928780
  • Goodreads400082
  • LibraryThing721772
and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number93041834
  • Better World Books9780152928780
  • Open LibraryOL1430438M

Classifications

  • DDC[Fic]
  • LCCPZ7.P2843 Car 1994
  • LCCPZ7.P2843Car 1994

Description

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.

First Sentence

HE WAS ALONE.

Description

A teenager left on his own travels west in a kit car he built himself, and along the way picks up two Vietnam veterans, who take him on an eye-opening journey.

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  • The carHarcourt Brace1994-01-01
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