Slingshot and Burp
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Slingshot and Burp—two pea-shootin’, slingshot-totin’ cowhands on two wheels—are on the lookout for action. Bleached bones? Bring ’em on! Lost outlaws? Let’s 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 next-door 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 snake’s tail, the boys find themselves boots-deep in adventure, dodging sisters, jail time, coyotes, and squirting skulls! Boll weevil!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Over 10 lively chapters, first-time author Haynes unspools the story of cousins Slingshot and Burp, two cowboys-in-training armed with bicycle steeds, spitballs, red crayon brands, and an abundance of Wild West lingo. "Boll weevil!" cries Slingshot during one of their escapades. "My mouth is as dry as a dust devil." Antagonistic older sisters, a blood-spitting lizard, and a legendary "Ghost Cat" all factor in to the boys' adventures, which both Haynes and Gilpin paint as larger-than-life, even if real life occasionally intrudes ("Two lousy days in lockup," is Slingshot's response to getting grounded). It's a boisterous tale that speaks to long summer days of (mostly) unfettered freedom. Ages 6 9.
