How to Train Your Dad
How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen is a humorous tale published by Square Fish on October 4, 2022. This 208-page book is written in English and presents a lighthearted misadventure featuring twelve-year-old Carl and his unconventional father. As Carl grapples with his father’s eccentric lifestyle, he stumbles upon a puppy-training pamphlet that inspires him to attempt to “retrain” his dad, leading to a series of unexpected and comedic outcomes.
Readers will find a story that explores themes of family dynamics and the challenges of growing up, all while incorporating elements of humor and environmental awareness. The narrative follows Carl’s journey as he navigates his father’s off-the-grid choices and his own desire for acceptance among peers. This engaging work reflects on the complexities of parent-child relationships and the humorous side of trying to change someone else’s mindset.
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From the legendary author of Hatchet, a laugh-out-loud misadventure about a boy, his free-thinking dad, and the puppy-training pamphlet that turns their summer upside down.
Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his father’s single-minded pursuit of an off-the-grid existence. His dad may be brilliant, but dumpster-diving for food, scouring through trash for salvageable junk, and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. Increasingly worried about what schoolmates and a certain girl at his new school might think of his circumstances—and encouraged by his off-kilter best friend—Carl adopts the principles set forth in a randomly discovered puppy-training pamphlet to “retrain” his dad’s mindset . . . a crackpot experiment that produces some very unintentional results.
This is a fierce and funny novel about family, green-living, and untangling some of the ties that bind from middle-grade master Gary Paulsen.
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