Mister Boots
2005
First Published
3.53
Average Rating
194
Number of Pages
Bobby Lassiter has some important secretsbut it's not as if anyone'spaying attention. It's the middle of the Depression, and while Bobby's mother and older sister knit all day to make money, Bobby explores the California desert around their home. That's how Bobby finds Boots. He's under their one halfdead tree, half-dead himself. Right away he too is a secreta secret to be fed and clothed and taken care of, and even more of a secret because of what he can do. Sometimes Boots is a man. Sometimes he's (really, truly) a horse. He and Bobby both know something about magicand readers will, too, after reading the acclaimed Carol Emshwiller's first novel for Viking.
Avg Rating
3.53
Number of Ratings
59
5 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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