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I Want Answers and a Parachute
As Matt and Jason fly to San Francisco to see their father and his new wife, Matt warns his inquisitive younger brother not to ask too many questions or else Dad will be sorry they came.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1993
About the author
P.J. Petersen
32 books12 followersP. 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 without selling a single word. Then he had his best idea--to write a book for his daughter Karen, a seventh grader at the time. He had never written for young people, but he knew the kind of books his daughter liked. That book, WOULD YOU SETTLE FOR IMPROBABLE?, was his first published novel. He has been writing books for young people ever since.
Mr. Petersen lives with his wife, Marian, in Redding, California. He has two grown daughters, Karen and Carla, and two grandchildren, Ryan and Emma. A graduate of Stanford University with a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of New Mexico, he taught at Shasta College from 1964 to December 2000. Now that he has retired from teaching, he is available for school visits, workshops, or conferences.
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 without selling a single word. Then he had his best idea--to write a book for his daughter Karen, a seventh grader at the time. He had never written for young people, but he knew the kind of books his daughter liked. That book, WOULD YOU SETTLE FOR IMPROBABLE?, was his first published novel. He has been writing books for young people ever since.
Mr. Petersen lives with his wife, Marian, in Redding, California. He has two grown daughters, Karen and Carla, and two grandchildren, Ryan and Emma. A graduate of Stanford University with a Ph.D. in American literature from the University of New Mexico, he taught at Shasta College from 1964 to December 2000. Now that he has retired from teaching, he is available for school visits, workshops, or conferences.
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October 14, 2024
Matt and Jason's father had remarried and they're going to meet their stepmother and stepsister.
Jason had been more interested in meeting their dog, because he always dreamt of having one.
Matt made up a secret code, jelly beans for him and his brother, as an indicator when one is being bad.
He was worried that their father would hate them and that they couldn't come back to visit.
Later they discovered their father felt the same way in reverse.
They all agree in the end that being truthful with one another was best, making everyone happy.
The story became a bit monotonous with the younger brother Jason constantly asking fearful questions.
It did drag the storytelling, yet it had been a true rendering of a young character.
Mostly daily life situations, nothing excitable told, except when the younger child went into hiding as the climax.
This work would be considered more on the heartfelt side toward lessons in life.
Jason had been more interested in meeting their dog, because he always dreamt of having one.
Matt made up a secret code, jelly beans for him and his brother, as an indicator when one is being bad.
He was worried that their father would hate them and that they couldn't come back to visit.
Later they discovered their father felt the same way in reverse.
They all agree in the end that being truthful with one another was best, making everyone happy.
The story became a bit monotonous with the younger brother Jason constantly asking fearful questions.
It did drag the storytelling, yet it had been a true rendering of a young character.
Mostly daily life situations, nothing excitable told, except when the younger child went into hiding as the climax.
This work would be considered more on the heartfelt side toward lessons in life.
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