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Shaking the Nickel Bush

by Ralph Moody
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Skinny and suffering from diabetes, Ralph Moody is ordered by a Boston doctor to seek a more healthful climate. Going west again is a delightful prospect. His childhood adventures on a Colorado ranch were described in Little Britches and Man of the Family, also Bison Books. Now nineteen years old, he strikes out into new territory hustling odd jobs, facing the problem of getting fresh milk and leafy green vegetables. He scrapes around to survive, risking his neck as a stunt rider for a movie company. With an improvident buddy named Lonnie, he camps out in an Arizona canyon and "shakes the nickel bush" by sculpting plaster of paris busts of lawyers and bankers. This is 1918, and the young men travel through the Southwest not on horses but in a Ford aptly named Shiftless. New readers and old will enjoy this entry in the continuing saga of Ralph Moody.

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  • Release date

    December 1, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780803283381

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780803283381
      • File size: 2327 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 1200
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 1, 1994
      Moody, author of Little Britches, here continues his life story in these three illustrated volumes. LJ's reviewer dubbed Horse "a glorious recollection of the pre-Dust Bowl, pre-Depression days" (LJ 9/1/68), while Nickel Bush was "highly recommended" (LJ 6/1/62). All offer views of an America long gone.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.8
  • Lexile® Measure:1200
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4

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