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P.J. Petersen

Author of White Water

26 Works 968 Members 24 Reviews

Series

Works by P.J. Petersen

White Water (1997) 233 copies, 2 reviews

Wild River (2009) 122 copies, 9 reviews

The Sub (1993) 118 copies

Rising Water (Aladdin Fiction) (2002) 74 copies

Rob&Sara.com (2004) 59 copies, 5 reviews

Liars (1992) 58 copies, 1 review

I Hate Company (1994) 44 copies, 2 reviews

The Freshman Detective Blues (1987) 35 copies

I Hate Camping (Puffin Chapters) (1991) 33 copies, 2 reviews

I Hate Weddings (2000) 27 copies, 1 review

My Worst Friend (1998) 24 copies

The Fireplug Is First Base (Puffin Speedsters) (1990) 23 copies

Would You Settle for the Improbable (1981) 20 copies

How Can You Hijack a Cave? (1988) 18 copies, 1 review

Nobody else can walk it for you: A novel (1982) 16 copies

Can You Keep a Secret? (1997) 10 copies, 1 review

Some Days, Other Days (1994) 10 copies

Here's to the Sophomores (1984) 10 copies

I Want Answers and a Parachute (1993) 9 copies

Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie (1987) 8 copies

Going for the Big One (1986) 5 copies

The Amazing Magic Show (1994) 4 copies

Boll Weevil Express (1983) 3 copies

Corky & the Brothers (1986) 3 copies

The Wump World 1 copy

Firlingerne 1 copy

Tagged

action (3) adventure (39) AR 2-6 (3) AR 3.9 (5) Beginning Chapter Books (3) Bookcrossed (3) boys (4) brothers (7) camping (3) chapter (4) chapter book (12) children (5) children's (7) contemporary (3) contemporary realistic fiction (3) F PET (3) family (9) fathers and sons (5) FIC PET (8) fiction (43) friendship (5) humor (4) J (4) juvenile (5) juvenile fiction (6) kayaking (7) kids (4) mystery (7) rafting (7) realistic (3) realistic fiction (11) school (6) sports (4) survival (13) suspense (3) to-read (5) whitewater rafting (4) YA (6) young adult (9) youth (4)

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Gender: female

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Reviews

Wild River by P. J. Petersen

Pretty good read. Fast moving and simply written. The boys liked it and stayed interested throughout. Should appeal particularly to boys who are on the geeky side rather than the athletic side as it is the story of a geeky computer game loving boy who saves his older more athletic sporty brothers life on a canoe trip.

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Luziadovalongo | 8 other reviews | Jul 14, 2022 |

Wild River by P. J. Petersen

good story

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fancifulgirl | 8 other reviews | Dec 6, 2020 |

Liars by P. J. Petersen

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |

I hate company by P. J. Petersen

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lcslibrarian | 1 other review | Aug 13, 2020 |

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Lists

Camping -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Kidnapping -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Our digital age (1)

Boy/girl trees/nature/water etc cover--children's/YA fiction (1)

Floods -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Dogs -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

White water rafting -- children's/young adult fiction (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Best Fiction for Young Adults

Nobody else can walk it for you: A novel (Selection – 1982)

Would You Settle for the Improbable (Selection – 1981)

Nebraska Golden Sower Award

White Water (Honor – Honeybee (Chapter Book) – 2000)

Liars (Nominee – Meadowlark (Novel) – 1995)

Young Hoosier Book Award

White Water (Nominee – Intermediate – 2000)

Liars (Nominee – Middle Grade – 1995)

Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie (Nominee – Middle Grade – 1991)

Utah Beehive Book Award

Can You Keep a Secret? (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 2000)

Liars (Nominee – Young Adult – 1997)

Sequoyah Book Award

Rob&Sara.com (Nominee – Young Adult – 2007)

I Hate Weddings (Nominee – Children's – 2003)

White Water (Nominee – Children's – 2000)

I Want Answers and a Parachute (Nominee – Children's – 1996)

Liars (Nominee – Young Adult – 1995)

Triple Crown Awards

Wild River (Classic (Runner-Up/Honor Book) – Children's Gallery Award – 2011)

Georgia Children's Book Award

Rising Water (Aladdin Fiction) (Finalist – Grades 4-8 – 2005)

Great Stone Face Book Award

Wild River (Nominee – 2011)

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6

I Hate Company (365805)

Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Wild River (Nominee – Grades 3-5 – 2011)

Sasquatch Book Award

Wild River (Nominee – 2012)

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award

Liars (Nominee – Youth – 1995)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

White Water (Winner – 2000)

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award

Would You Settle for the Improbable (Nominee)

Iowa Teen Award

The Freshman Detective Blues (Nominee – 1991)

Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie (Nominee – 1989)

Corky & the Brothers (Nominee – 1988)

Nobody else can walk it for you: A novel (Nominee – 1987)

Boll Weevil Express (Nominee – 1987)

Would You Settle for the Improbable (Nominee – 1985)

Wild River (Nominee – 2015)

Mark Twain Readers Award

Liars (Nominee)

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

Rising Water (Aladdin Fiction) (Nominee – 2005)

The Sub (Nominee – 1996)

Grand Canyon Reader Award

White Water (Nominee – Intermediate – 2002)

The Best Children's Books of the Year

Wild River (Nine to Twelve – 2010)

Tayshas High School Reading List

Rob&Sara.com (2006)

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

White Water (Selection – 1998)

West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award

My Worst Friend (Nominee – 19684)

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens

White Water (1997)

Virginia Readers' Choice

White Water (Nominee – Elementary – 2001)

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

White Water (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 2000)

The Sub (Nominee – Grades 4-6 – 1996)

Volunteer State Book Award

Wild River (Nominee – Intermediate – 2012)

Cocheco Readers' Award

Wild River (Winner)

Maud Hart Lovelace Award

Wild River (Nominee – Division I - Grades 3-5 – 2017)

White Water (Nominee – Division I - Grades 3-5 – 2001)

Texas Lone Star Reading List

South Carolina Book Awards

Rob&Sara.com (Nominee – Young Adult Book Award – 2008)

I Hate Weddings (Nominee – Children's Book Award – 2003)

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Statistics

Works: 26
Members: 968
Popularity: #26,597
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 24
ISBNs: 80
Languages: 3

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