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Slingshot and Burp

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By Richard Haynes
Publisher Candlewick
Slingshot and Burp
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Yippeekiyay! Saddle up and hit the dusty trail with the wildest bikeridin kid cowboys west of the Mississippi!Slingshot and Burptwo peashootin, slingshottotin cowhands on two wheelsare on the lookout for action. Bleached bones? Bring em on! Lost outlaws? Lets go! Hidden loot? Yee haw! Rattlesnakes! Scorpions! Ghost cats!Wait, what . . . ? Whoa! Saddled up to battle the boredom of summer, these two double cousins, best friends, and nextdoor neighbors have fitted themselves out like Old West cowboys to charge boldly (and sometimes bravely) into the southwestern desert that is their backyard. And sure enough, in two rattles of a snakes tail, the boys find themselves bootsdeep in adventure, dodging sisters, jail time, coyotes, and squirting skulls! Boll weevil!

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9189 words9,189 words
112 pages112 pages
Lexile 610LLexile 610L
Grade 1 to 4Grade 1 to 4
Age 6-9Age 6-9
Published 2016Published 2016

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Book ISBN:

0763670766

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