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Arizona Kid

by Ron Koertge

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ISBN13: 9780763626952
ISBN10: 0763626953
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With his trademark, fast-paced dialogue filled with wit and compassion, Koertge tells the tale of an insecure teen who discovers that gaining stature involves more than Stetsons and boots--and that lessons on love and manhood come from the places least expected.

Synopsis:

A trip out West to work at a racetrack — and a sojourn with a sophisticated gay uncle — bring unexpected discoveries in this quick-witted coming-of-age novel by the author of STONER & SPAZ and MARGAUX WITH AN X.

I was in the West. The Old West. The Wild West A whole summer in a new place: a place away from my parents, a place so hot the girls probably wore bikinis to church, a place where I'd take a giant step toward my dream: becoming a vet. A place where — who knows? — anything might happen.

From the moment sixteen-year-old Billy steps off the train in Tucson, he knows this will be a summer unlike any he's seen in small-town Bradleyville, Missouri. For starters, he's staying with his cool gay uncle, who has managed to get him a job at the racetrack caring for horses. Still, Billy doesn't expect the horseracing world to be quite as rough and tumble as this — toiling side by side with a macho survivalist and falling hard for the feisty, romance-shy exercise girl Cara Mae. With his trademark fast-paced dialogue filled with wit and compassion, Ron Koertge tells the tale of an insecure teen who discovers that gaining stature involves more than Stetsons and boots — and that lessons on love and manhood come from the places you least expect.

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ISBN:
9780763626952
Author:
Koertge, Ron
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Author:
Koertge, Ronald
Subject:
Horses
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Social Situations - General
Subject:
Homosexuality
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Family
Subject:
Adolescence - General
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Subject:
Arizona
Edition Description:
Candlewick Pres
Publication Date:
May 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
- Up
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.00x5.08x.76 in. .52 lbs.
Age Level:
14-UP

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