Alice from Dallas
by Marilyn Sadler (Author) Ard Hoyt (Illustrator)
Alice is the most rootin', tootin' cowgirl in all of Dallas . . . Pennsylvania. Each day she puts on her favorite boots and hat and sets off on her stick pony for school with a "Yippee ki-yay!" Alice is used to being the only cowgirl around, until Lexis from Texas arrives at school one day. Lexis seems to be a real cowgirl, with her fancy hat, jingling spurs, and lasso tricks.
Alice decides there's only one way to know who the best cowgirl is: a school-yard showdown at high noon! But will Alice learn there's room for more than one cowgirl in town?
Bestselling author and illustrator Marilyn Sadler and Ard Hoyt team up to create a rollicking tale of friendship that will have readers dancing the Texas Two-Step and shouting "Yee-haw," no matter where they're from.
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Alice (from Dallas, Pennsylvania) regales her classmates with her passion for the Wild West. When a new girl comes to school with lasso tricks and cowgirl songs of her own, Alice is miffed. Feelings of jealousy lead Alice to challenge Lexis to a "showdown...at high noon." Spurs are "a-jinglin'," and stick ponies are galloping during the playground standoff. But when Lexis falls and hurts her foot in the Texas-Two-Step duel, Alice feels remorse. The enthusiastic cowgirl realizes that Lexis isn't competition but, rather, a kindred spirit. Hoyt's watercolor and ink illustrations are full of witty details, from ten-gallon hats to long shadows cast on hallway floors. Peppered with plenty of "Yippee ki-yay!" twang, this charming friendship story makes for a rollicking fun read-aloud.—Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV042000 - Juvenile Fiction | Westerns
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