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Boots and buckets / Deb. Watley ; illustrated by Tiffany Harris.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Whatley, Deb. Field notes of Gwen Bell ; Publication details: Harrisburg, SD : Deb Watley Books, 2020.Description: 204 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781732615526
  • 1732615527
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Fashionista Gwen wants to see an old friend at a trail ride. But since Gwen doesn't know how to ride (stinky) horses, she makes a deal with Harper, an assertive (blunt) classmate who plays polo (in South Dakota!) and wears cowboy boots to marching band camp (a fashion crime). Harper agrees to give Gwen riding lessons if Gwen will use her archeology skills to help Harper find a family treasure (if it exists). While Gwen determines to face her fear of horses, her new adventure may cause her to become the newest sixth-grade outcast."--Page [4] of cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction WATLEY DEB 2 Checked out 07/15/2024 33111011039811
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction WATLEY DEB 2 Available 33111010963961
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Archeology. Treasure hunt. Horses.


Boots and Buckets is the second novel in the middle grade contemporary series, The Field Notes of Gwen Bell .


Twelve-year-old fashionista Gwen wants to see an old friend at a trail ride. But since Gwen doesn't know how to ride (stinky) horses, she makes a deal with Harper, an assertive (blunt) classmate who plays polo (in South Dakota ) and wears cowboy boots to marching band practice (a fashion crime).


Harper agrees to teach her how to ride if Gwen uses her archeology skills to help Harper find a family treasure (if it exists).


While Gwen determines to face her fear of horses, her new adventure may cause her to become the newest sixth-grade outcast.


This novel will appeal to readers ages eight through twelve and is similar in style to books by Jane Smiley, Michelle Bates, Karina Yan Glaser, Martha Freeman, and Jeanne Birdsall.

"Fashionista Gwen wants to see an old friend at a trail ride. But since Gwen doesn't know how to ride (stinky) horses, she makes a deal with Harper, an assertive (blunt) classmate who plays polo (in South Dakota!) and wears cowboy boots to marching band camp (a fashion crime). Harper agrees to give Gwen riding lessons if Gwen will use her archeology skills to help Harper find a family treasure (if it exists). While Gwen determines to face her fear of horses, her new adventure may cause her to become the newest sixth-grade outcast."--Page [4] of cover.

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