P.J. Petersen

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1982
  • Latest Book:
    June 2009
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Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Nobody Else Can Walk It for You

  • Would You Settle for Improbable?

  • The Boll Weevil Express

  • Here's to the Sophomores

  • Corky and the Brothers Cool

    Thirteen-year-old Tim has never known anyone like Corky, a boy from the city who has just moved to Tim's small town in the California wine country, but Corky's practical jokes and pranks lead Tim into some uncomfortable situations....

  • Going for the Big One

    Shocked by their stepmother's abandonment, three California teenagers set out in search of their irresponsible father, prospecting for gold in Alaska, only to find themselves hostages of a wounded young man on the run...

  • The Freshman Detective Blues

  • Good-Bye to Good Ol' Charlie

  • How Can You Hijack a Cave?



  • I Hate Camping

  • Liars

    Cursed with the ability to discern whether or not a person is telling the truth, Sam nevertheless may be able to use his new power to solve a crime. By the author of Would You Settle for Improbable? ...

  • The Fireplug Is First Base

  • The Sub

    James and Ray switch seats so that their substitute teacher thinks that James is Ray and vice versa, but when Ray fails a math quiz and James gets credit for the "F" grade, the trick stops being so funny....

  • I Want Answers and a Parachute

  • The Amazing Magic Show

    Amateur magician Hal performs his tricks perfectly, but his brother Chuck always reveals Hal's secrets, so Hal and his friends rig an encore trick that will stump even the know-it-all Chuck. By the author of Liars. ...

  • Some Days, Other Days

  • I Hate Company

    Sandwiches in the sofa. Carrots in the pencil sharpener. Dan can't take it anymore! Dan thinks having company is bad enough. They hog the bathroom and make Dan give up his nice, soft bed. But Dan's mom's best friend and her bratty three-year-old J...

  • White Water

    Greg's rafting trip with his father turns into a life-and-death ordeal when Greg's father is bitten by a rattlesnake, and the boy must find a way to overcome his fear of the rapids and get his father to a doctor....

  • Can You Keep a Secret?

    Mike has a reputation for not being able to keep a secret and he worries that he may reveal things that his classmates do not want known--from a surprise party for one of the teachers to a snake in a friend's desk...



  • My Worst Friend

    Every time Jenny attempts to be friends with Sara, who is moody and always gets her way, Sara pulls a cruel stunt, but when Sara is diagnosed with cancer, Jenny is flooded with a wealth of emotions and must rethink her relationship with her arch riva...

  • I Hate Weddings

  • Rising Water

    A car thief isn't the sort of person you'd expect to find helping out in an animal shelter. But to make up for his crime, Kevin is sent to help Tracy and her brother, Luke -- and none of them knows what to expect. When heavy winter rains cause the to...

  • Wild River

    It’s Ryan versus the river in a race against time to save his brother’s life.When twelve-year-old Ryan reluctantly agrees to join his experienced older brother Tanner on a camping trip, he could never have dreamed this would turn into the most fr...

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P.J. Petersen has published 23 books.

P.J. Petersen does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wild River, was published in June 2009.

The first book by P.J. Petersen, Nobody Else Can Walk It for You, was published in May 1982.

No. P.J. Petersen does not write books in series.
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