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After getting blamed when Sally May's car ends up in a snowdrift, Hank suspects that this is another plot by Pete the Barncat to get him in trouble.Tags
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After being forced to check out three Hank the Cowdog print versions in a row, I was so pleased to be able to check out an audio copy of THE CASE OF THE TWISTED KITTY. At last I could really hear the voices and sound effects instead of having to imagine them. I love the rocket engine effect when Hank and Drover are running full out! This time there was a coiled spring effect when Hank sprang into action. It's a cold day in January, and we get to hear a howling wind for part of the book.
Pete the Barncat manages to trick Hank yet again. I laughed aloud at Hank's description of an enraged Sally May when Pete's plot succeeds. It leads to a funny scene with Hank and Pete, then Hank and Drover.
Once Hank realizes that he's been had, he lusts show more for revenge. This time he tries a new tactic that works out even better than he could have hoped. Of course, it would eliminate a lot of sure-fire plot standards in future books if he keeps it up. Love the way Mr. Erickson solved that problem. It was a great character-illumination deal, and Pete's use of a classic movie line was icing on the cake!
Anyone who has ever been driven crazy by someone or something should be able to sympathize with Hank as he sings, 'I've Had It Up to Here'.
I'm not a mother, but I thought of my mom as Sally May sings, 'What Is a Woman to Do?'. I think all dads and kids should listen to that mom's point of view.
I heartily recommend this entry in the Hank the Cowdog series for cat and dog lovers alike. show less
Pete the Barncat manages to trick Hank yet again. I laughed aloud at Hank's description of an enraged Sally May when Pete's plot succeeds. It leads to a funny scene with Hank and Pete, then Hank and Drover.
Once Hank realizes that he's been had, he lusts show more for revenge. This time he tries a new tactic that works out even better than he could have hoped. Of course, it would eliminate a lot of sure-fire plot standards in future books if he keeps it up. Love the way Mr. Erickson solved that problem. It was a great character-illumination deal, and Pete's use of a classic movie line was icing on the cake!
Anyone who has ever been driven crazy by someone or something should be able to sympathize with Hank as he sings, 'I've Had It Up to Here'.
I'm not a mother, but I thought of my mom as Sally May sings, 'What Is a Woman to Do?'. I think all dads and kids should listen to that mom's point of view.
I heartily recommend this entry in the Hank the Cowdog series for cat and dog lovers alike. show less
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John Richard Erickson was born in Midland, Texas on October 20, 1943. In 1966, he received a B.A. degree from the University of Texas in Austin and studied for two years at Harvard Divinity School. He began to publish short stories while working full-time as a cowboy, farmhand, and ranch manager. In 1982, he started his own publishing company show more called Maverick Books, which published the first Hank the Cowdog book in 1983. He is the author of the best-selling Hank the Cowdog series, which won an Audie for Outstanding Children's Series from the Audio Publisher's Association in 1993. His stories have also won Oppenheimer, Wrangler, and Lamplighter Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Case of the Twisted Kitty
- People/Characters
- Hank the Cowdog (Head of Ranch Security); Drover (dog, Hank's little assistant); Pete the Barncat; High Loper (ranch owner); Sally May Loper (High's wife); Little Alfred Loper (pronounced 'Alferd,' middle name 'Leroy,' Sally May and High's son) (show all 7); Molly Loper (Sally May and High's baby daughter)
- Important places
- Lopers' Ranch, Ochiltree County, Texas, USA
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- Kids, Fiction and Literature, Tween, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 683 — Applied science & technology Manufacture for specific uses Hardware, weapons, household appliances
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- PZ7 .E72556 .C — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- English
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