Monster Stick

And Other Appalachian Tall Tales

von Paul Lepp, Bil Lepp

160 Seiten, Taschenbuch, ab 3 bis 17 Jahre

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Winner of PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult Readers Storytelling World AwardWhat's the Monster Stick? It's Paul's "nine-foot, surf casting rod full of six miles of brand new 50-pound test Stren Carp cord with 20 pound, custom made, stainless steel, slip-sliding sinkers." The adventures Paul finds himself in from the day the Monster Stick comes into his life rival those of Paul Bunyan but add a modern twist, as when he somehow sets the hook in a DC-10 flown by drug smugglers. Then there's Buck-dog, Bil's "extraordinary hunting dog, whose mama was a German shepherd but whose daddy was a determined and extremely prolific basset hound." Buck is smarter than your average human and stronger than four CS&X train engines pulling in unison, which he proves repeatedly as he takes on anything, including the government. These tall tales led the Lepp brothers to so many championships in the West Virginia State Liars' Competition that their amateur status was nearly revoked. But that's another tale...

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Allgemeine Interessen Regionen, Orte und Menschen Landleben
• ISBN: 9780874835779
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.01.2006
• Größe: 214 x 139 mm
• Verlag: August House Publishers
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 3 bis 17 Jahre
• Illustrationen: Terry Brewer