Tiltawhirl John

Name: Tiltawhirl John
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 9781469241326

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Todd Haberkorn

Unabridged: 2 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 09/20/2012

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

His uncle wanted him to stay home and work the farm. But the boy knew there was a world out there he had to see. Yet being a runaway meant you were outside the law – fair game. That’s how he got caught on the farm gang. There was no way out, until Tiltawhirl John picked him up and taught him how to be a carnie, how to stay one step ahead of the suckers. But there was one man from the past even T-John couldn’t keep ahead of. How could the kid keep him from destroying his future?

About Gary Paulsen

Three-time Newbery-winning author Gary Paulsen, hailed as "one of the best-loved writers alive" by the New York Times, divides his time between his ranch in New Mexico, a sailboat on the Pacific Ocean, and his dog-kennel in Alaska. He's written over 200 books for young people, stories that have been embraced by readers of all ages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on May 12, 2016

You can't be certain what you're going to get from Gary Paulsen in the 1970s and into the '80s, his pre-prime as an author. His ideas were good, but they didn't reach full potential in all his early books, before he started dogsledding and gained new perspective on the natural world and man's place......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on July 18, 2017

This one is off my Young Adult shelf. I am reading through my Gary Paulsen library. I am a senior reader but have collected Paulsen books for years. It is time to read them and pass them on to a Little Free Library.......more

Goodreads review by Julie on July 20, 2024

" . . . doing what is good for you is always the worst thing. Even if it works out all right in the end . . . "......more

Goodreads review by Dom on November 22, 2013

The title of my book is Tiltawhirl john. The author is Gary Paulen.It was publication in 1990. Itdid not get literary awards. I like the book. Ilike that he has new friends. I didn't like how he got treated. I didn't like that he got beaten. The setting of the book is at a farm. The good guy is Ti......more

Goodreads review by Luke on January 02, 2014

This novel is a story about a boy who lives in a small town on the farm. His uncle wanted him to stay and work on the farm, but John knew that there was a world out there that he had too see. But, being on your own isn't easy and comes with consequences, he would soon find out. He had to learn how t......more