This is a coming of age story, in which Frank Halliday is running for his life from the man who feels cheated out of part of the ranch that Frank inheThis is a coming of age story, in which Frank Halliday is running for his life from the man who feels cheated out of part of the ranch that Frank inherited. The motives behind most of the action seem a bit stretched, but the story does not make pretense of being anything other than a western adventure....more
I picked up this book because I thought the title might refer to the main character, and one Western I remember reading way back in my youth had to doI picked up this book because I thought the title might refer to the main character, and one Western I remember reading way back in my youth had to do with a hero who was a former gunfighter (go figure).
The sharpshooter in this story was not the main character. However, the main character was smart and likable. The story was interesting. The plot had little to no romance....more
I read a lot of this sort of book when I was a teen. When I saw this one in the library, I figured it would get me started on the path to finding all I read a lot of this sort of book when I was a teen. When I saw this one in the library, I figured it would get me started on the path to finding all the other ones I had read. This book was not familiar to me, other than being a standard "shoot 'em up" Western....more
This was a cute kids book exploring the subject of the "Spaghetti Western" through the presentation of a Western story focusing on spaghetti. StrangelThis was a cute kids book exploring the subject of the "Spaghetti Western" through the presentation of a Western story focusing on spaghetti. Strangely enough, I've had to explain this concept to some adults. I found the book charming, and the interspersing of different pasta terms through the book was clever.
There is a glossary at the back, explaining the Italian words....more
I remember being practically scarred by the end of this book. However, it was so long ago I read it that I can't trust my memories of it. I remember being practically scarred by the end of this book. However, it was so long ago I read it that I can't trust my memories of it....more
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