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P.J. Petersen

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born

Geyserville, California, The United States

gender

male

website

http://usawrites4kids.drury.edu/authors/petersen/

genre

Children's Books

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P. J. Petersen grew up on a farm six miles from Geyserville, California. He says, "I was sure that I lived in the most boring place in the world--a prune farm in the middle of nowhere. Since my family didn't have the time or money to travel, I did my traveling through books. I read everything I could get my hands on. Most of my books came from the Geyserville Public Library, which was one tiny room served by the county Bookmobile. I loved the place, especially on the day after the Bookmobile came."
Mr. Petersen wanted to be a writer from the beginning. He had other ambitions, like being an airline pilot and a baseball player, but he always intended to write books.

He was not an immediate success. He wrote seriously for over twenty years with...more

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Books by P.J. Petersen

Average rating: 3.59 · 277 ratings · 70 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Rob&Sara.com by P.J. Petersen, Ivy Ruckman 3.56 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Wild River 3.43 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	White Water 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Rising Water 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	ROb&Sara.com 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Liars 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	I Hate Company by P.J. Petersen, Betsy James (Illustrations) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	My Worst Friend by P.J. Petersen, Meredith Johnson 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998	My rating:
	Freshman Detective Blues, The 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	How Can You Hijack a Cave 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	My rating: