Slingshot and Burp

Reviewed by: Laurel T. Parker - Windham Public Library, Windham, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 12, 2016

Review

Boy double cousin best friends Slingshot and Burp imagine themselves as the best bike riding cowboys on the edge of their desert homes. Typical youth adventures are transformed into wild west antics involving siblings and great finds on the open plains. This duo rides high with enthusiasm, practical skill, applied book learning to identify fauna, always with a good dose of humor attached. As an easy chapter book this selection is just right for young readers, particularly boys, who could immediately relate to the pair's circumstances, even if they do not live on the edge of a desert.

Overall Book Score: very good