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Stick and Whittle
By Hite, Sid
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43909-828-1
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic Press, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 24, 2000
Gr 5-8 When Melvin Fitchett, a Civil War veteran and former cattle man, meets Melvin Smyte on the Texas prairie in 1872, he is amused by the teen's antics. It isn't long before he names the boy, "Whittle," and the two become traveling partners. Big Melvin, soon to be nicknamed "Stick," leads his new friend across the prairie, avoiding the congested Chisholm Trail. Bandits and Commanches supposedly abound in this territory and the men endur...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
