Junction Tales

by Glenn McCarty, Joe Sutphin (Illustrator)

In this companion collection to The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson, readers will return to the frontier town of Rattlesnake Junction to encounter:
A silver mine guarded by a mysterious Man in Black!
The famous herd of Chester Willoughby's Miracle Cows!
The deadly super-skeeters of Kingman Hill!
The unflappable school teacher Miss Wimberly and her prank-filled first day on the job!
PLUS a bonus story, “Dead-Eye Dan and the Laramie Seven.”

Part tall tale, part legend, and all fun, Junction Tales travels back to the world of Tumbleweed Thompson for more memorable characters, wild adventures, and frontier hilarity. These are the legends that built a town. These are Junction Tales.

Genres: Fiction

161 pages, Paperback

Published November 12, 2019

About the author

Glenn McCarty was raised in the shadow of Walt Disney World, and has never really grown up. It’s okay, though, because he writes imaginative stories for young people. He suspects this may be a competitive advantage, but he’s never been tested for it. He is not, however, an Animatronic robot. Only when dancing …

Glenn lives with his wife and children in a small town in Western New York that’s pretty much Mayberry. But without Don Knotts. Bummer. He also has a dog who likes to bark at people, then boldly run and hide from them. He is the author of The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson, a middle grade frontier adventure novel. He also proudly contributes to Story Warren, a website which partners with parents to nurture holy imagination in children through stories. For more information, visit glennmccarty.com/newsletter

Reviews

[Jennifer McMaster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining enough read aloud for my boys, ages 9 & 12 (and the 15 year old eavesdropping ;0)

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a compilation of short modern western stories for elementary or middle school aged children. There are plenty of clever jokes, the characters are memorable, and the situations are both outrageous and funny. This was a great read aloud.

[Amy Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short stories set in Rattlesnake Junction, Colorado. A companion to The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson. Best read after that one and before The Golden Road of Tumbleweed Thompson. Another clean adventure book for middle grade boys.