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A Cowboy Named Ernestine
By Rubel, Nicole
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80372-152-4
- Publisher
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2001
PreS-Gr 3 Ernestine O'Reilly, a mail-order bride from Ireland, arrives in Texas to find her future husband, Virgil Beetle. He turns out to be dirty and rude, and the rest of his family members are no better. Ernestine sneaks away and, with her hair tucked under a Stetson, becomes known as Ernest T. O'Reilly. She joins a friendly bunch of cowboys and heads for Abilene. When her hat falls off during a rodeo, her true gender is revealed...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
