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The Car
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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The Car
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Publisher's Summary
Fourteen-year-old Terry has parents who never paid him much attention. So when they both disappear after one of their all-too-frequent arguments, Terry isn’t exactly eager for them to come home. On his own, he occupies himself by assembling a car kit that’s been collecting dust in the garage for years. When the car is finished, Terry is pleased to discover it actually runs. Though he doesn’t know much about driving, he gets behind the wheel and heads west, with the notion of visiting an uncle in Oregon.
But Terry’s plan takes a detour when he meets Shakespeare-quoting wanderer Waylon Jackson. The aging Vietnam vet has seen and done extraordinary things, and he is still hungry to learn more. With Waylon as his copilot, Terry ends up in locales as varied as a religious commune, a poker game in Deadwood, and Custer’s Last Stand. It’s an exciting and sometimes dangerous journey. Along the way, he learns a lot about people, about America - and ultimately, about himself.
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- Elizabeth A Libby
- 2016-09-30
Chapters don't go in order on the audio.
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The chapters are out of order. I ordered it to use with students with special needs. It was very confusing for them.
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- Hervelis Mark Fiskeaux
- 2023-10-19
Gary Paulson is one of the best story tellers
Grew up reading his books and going back through them as an adult they are just as good if not better than when I was a kid. Fantastic performance for a fantastic story.
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- John DuBois
- 2023-08-14
worth the read!
Loved it. Great Story by Paulsen. The reader made Waylon sound a little Slingblade-ish - otherwise, his performance was outstanding.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-06-20
Love the book
I love the book but what i dont like is the ending and i cant seem to find if there is a sequel i think there should be because of how amazing this one written
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- micheal mitchell
- 2023-02-07
entertaining enough
it was a entertaining story that didn't drag on. it is a juvenile type of writing and story but I enjoyed the drive in my car and it kept me awake.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Jerrymiah
- 2023-02-05
Another Paulsen at his best
Just like I remember from middle school but having it I'm out audible it's amazing. I usually stream music but this book was one of the 1st books I remember checking out and different things happened to different people. The narrator was very good depicting each character and Gary doesn't amazing job putting you right there with them. I wish I could read this and hear it for the 1st time again.
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- Thomas lee Hardesty
- 2022-09-13
a wonderful adventure ✨️
I have read this book and followed the audio book and author. it is a wonderful tail for anyone who wants to escape.
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- Richard Fail
- 2022-03-18
Insperation from a short story.
this one made me smile the whole way through. and who hasn't dreamed of doing what he did. it got me back to finishing my project. and reminded me to always learn it makes things more interesting. Gary, Luke good job. I hope to hear from yall again.
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- william
- 2021-12-07
really good book
always been a fan of gary paulsen and have listened to the hatchet series dozens of times but thought I would try some of his others and this didnt disappoint
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- Tyner
- 2021-04-10
Wtf
It’s been over 25 years why haven’t you made another the ending is crap great until then
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