Rodeo Red and her hound dog Rusty are happier than two buttons on a new shirt until Side Swiping Slim shows up. Red is sure that anyone who hollers that much will be hauled to the edge of town and told to skedaddle, but her parents seem smitten. When that scallywag sets his eye on Rusty, Rodeo Red had better figure out a way to save her best friend in all the world. Can she make a bargain with a varmint? Rodeo Red and her hound dog, Rusty, are happy as can be until Side Swiping Slim comes to town and starts stirring up trouble for them. When Slim steals Rusty, Red will do anything to get him back--even give up the birthday gift her Aunt Sal sent.
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesMorality
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