Scrib by David Ives

Scrib by David Ives

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Scrib by David Ives

The night before his thirteenth birthday, Billy Christmas runs away from home in stodgy St. Louis and rides off to the Wild West, where he becomes>Scrib, letter writer for lovelorn cowboys and wild-eyed outlaws.

Here is Scrib's own story, told in bubbling prose and babbling epistles, an ambling tale set in 1863, as Scrib travels his rounds on his horse Gabe, befriending all and running into deadly danger along the way.

This is probably the funniest, most outrageous cowboy story you will ever read. With the cleverness of Mark Twain at his best, the hilarity of a Mel Brooks movie, and the fast-moving speed of a train wreck, this is the Old West as it may not have been -- but should have>

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ISBN 13 9780060598419
ISBN 10 0060598417
Title Scrib
Author David Ives
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Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2005-02-15
Number of pages 208
Prizes Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2007
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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