Crush, Gary Paulsen
Crush, Gary Paulsen
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Crush
The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Joshua Swanson

Unabridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/08/2012


Synopsis

Every time Kevin Spencer sees Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World, he’s in danger of tripping, falling, and making a fool of himself. He can hardly say a word to her. But Kev knows he’d be the perfect boyfriend for Tina. He’s not bragging. Just pointing out the obvious.Kev decides to take a scientific approach to getting a date with Tina. After all, love is based on chemistry. When new kid Cash Devine zeroes in on Tina, Kevin hustles to find the formula that will make her forget all about Cash. In Gary Paulsen’s companion to Liar, Liar and Flat Broke, Kevin’s experiments in true love are truly hilarious.

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor Books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the ALA for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Among his Random House books are Paintings from the Cave; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Masters of Disaster; Woods Runner; Lawn Boy; Lawn Boy Returns; Notes from the Dog; Mudshark; The Legend of Bass Reeves; The Amazing Life of Birds; The Time Hackers; Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day; The Quilt (a companion to Alida’s Song and The Cookcamp); How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Guts: The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books; The Beet Fields; Soldier’s Heart; Brian’s Return, Brian’s Winter, and Brian’s Hunt (companions to Hatchet); Father Water, Mother Woods; and five books about Francis Tucket’s adventures in the Old West. Gary Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults. His wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, is an artist who has illustrated several of his books. He divides his time between his home in Alaska, his ranch in New Mexico, and his sailboat on the Pacific Ocean.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah on June 02, 2020

What's that? You say you want antics from Kevin Spencer that are more over-the-top than in the first two books of the Liar, Liar series? Then Crush: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Love is for you, especially the early parts. Kevin's schemes to lie and buy his way to success have......more

Goodreads review by Teague on November 05, 2019

Overall great book, I just completely misunderstood the inside cover.......more

Goodreads review by Aidan on September 10, 2014

I really liked Gary Paulsen's Crush. This is a story is about an 8th grade boy named Kevin who has a huge crush on a girl in his grade named Tina. Kevin tries getting Tina in a scientific matter, preforming experiments and making observations. In the end, he realizes that his ways won't work trying......more

Goodreads review by nikita on March 26, 2020

I know this book is for younger kids (and also the third in a series) but it was very good :) and very sweet. It was kind of funny because the kids were supposed to be my age but they acted so strange. But overall, I really liked it because Kevin was stupid and baby and I could relate to him. :) (al......more

Goodreads review by Kathy Ellen on April 24, 2013

I listened to this and thought it was hilarious. I haven't read any of the other ones featuring Kevin, but now i want to! I loved the characters, And how wacky Kevin is, and the scientific chapter titles. Very fun.......more