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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2014 · Est. 1 hour read
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
By Kate DiCamillo, Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)
Book #1 in the Tales from Deckawoo Drive series
A man working at a drive-in theater dreams of being a cowboy and gets a horse
4.0/5 Goodreads · 3,659 ratings
96 pages· 5,933 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Leroy Ninker, a cowboy without a horse, finally meets Maybelline, a spaghetti-loving mare. Their bond is instant, but Leroy's happiness is threatened when he neglects a crucial care rule. Can he fix his mistake before losing Maybelline forever? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and the beloved pig Mercy for a heartwarming adventure on Deckawoo Drive, filled with humor and unexpected challenges.
"... Leroy Ninker noticed that the world was different from the top of a horse."
— from the book
From the publisher
Forging an instant bond with spaghetti-loving horse Maybelline, horseless cowboy Leroy Ninker inadverently risks eternal loneliness when he forgets a vital rule about Maybelline’s care.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 96
- Words
- 5,933
- Reading age
- 6–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 570L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.7
- F&P level
- ~O
- Scholastic level
- M
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 168153
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 2015
- First published
- August 26, 2014
- Publisher
- Candlewick
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
- Text details
- This book was typeset in Mrs. Eaves.
- Illustration details
- The illustrations were done in gouache.
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780763680121
- LCCN
- 2013953473
- OCLC
- 919897601
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