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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grades 4
K-Gr 2—Fans of Mercy Watson will delight in meeting Maybelline, a horse who loves to hear the melody of pretty words, likes the company of others, and enjoys spaghetti noodles. Leroy Ninker is a concession stand worker at the local drive-in movie theater with dreams of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2014
Leroy Ninker, the "reformed thief" from this team's Mercy Watson books, still makes ends meet serving popcorn at the Bijou Drive-In Theater but dreams of being a cowboy. Sporting a cowboy hat, lasso, and boots, he watches raptly the Wednesday night Western double-feature but makes little progress otherwise. Then he receives some advice from a colleague: "Every cowboy needs a horse." After purchasing...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Leroy Ninker, the "reformed thief" from the Mercy Watson books, dreams of being a cowboy. "Every cowboy needs a horse," so he purchases "o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
