Status
Available
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Publication
Little, Brown (1978), Edition: 1st ed, Unknown Binding, 149 pages
Description
A young boy and his wandering family foil villains and rout nasty varmints as they make a home for themselves in a beached boat on the banks of the Missouri.
User reviews
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Cute. Like most (all?) Fleischman books, written in rather a 'tall tale' style. A decent amount of characterization at the beginning, some (heavily foreshadowed) surprises in the middle, setting up a wild ride of coincidence and heroism at the end. And one real surprise - I did not have a clue what
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his father was up to until he told the boy. Not bad, but it didn't catch me like By The Great Horn Spoon or Dingo Django did. Show Less
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1982)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 1981)
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 1979)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 1981)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1980-1981)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
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Physical description
149 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0316285692 / 9780316285698
DDC/MDS
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