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Cowboy Boy
By Proimos, James
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-43941-681-8
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic Press, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2003
Gr 3-6 Cartoonist Proimos addresses the fear of bullies with his usual unique panache. Super-short chapters describe Ricky V. ("Very Afraid") Smootz's return to his hometown when his dad gets a business transfer. The boy's dread of facing sixth grade is exacerbated by the presence of "perennial eighth grader" Keanu Dungston, wedgie lord over the new kids in middle school. A lot of the text is trademark goofy and the vignettes are trul...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
