Red Mule

by Jesse Stuart, Jerry A. Herndon

Working to save the mules in their Kentucky community from being butchered at the cannery, twelve-year-old Scrappie and his friend Red Mule see their cause vindicated when tractors get stuck in the river mud and only mules can pull them out

Genres: Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954. He died at Jo-Lin nursing home in Ironton, Ohio, which is near his boyhood home.

Reviews

[kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I love this book partly because of nostalgia, and partly because it's just SO SWEET. 😭❤️❤️❤️

[Tresa Rentler · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is redneck erotica.

[Dean Davison · Rating 5 out of 5]

First chapter book I ever read completely through.