Big Rig Rustlers

by Max Elliot Anderson

A chance to spend spring break on a Wyoming ranch was a welcome change. The roundup, a rattlesnake, high tech cattle rustlers and the uncle's different role model. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0975288016
• ISBN13: 9780975288016
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Baker Trittin Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Totally awesome!

Reviewed by Lake Furney (age 9) for Reader Views (12/07) Todd and Amanda find out that their dad has arranged for them to go to Wyoming to help their Uncle Reed on his cattle ranch with the spring roundup. On the spring roundup they encounter snakes and modern day rustlers! They suspect that one of the ranch hands, Travis, may be working with the rustlers. "Big Rig Rustlers" is packed with adventure and excitement. It was easy to read. My hands were "glued" to the book. I think boys and girls ages 6-14 would enjoy it. Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (5/06) It is spring break for twelve year old Todd Brannon and his ten year old sister, Amanda. They live in Illinois, where nothing exciting happens, along with their parents and their English sheep dog, Stony. However, this spring vacation will be different because Todd and Amanda have been invited to fly, unattended by parents, to Uncle Reid's 80,000 acre ranch in Cheyenne, Wyoming to help with Spring Roundup. Excitement builds, for this vacation should be like none other with real cowboys, calf roping, horseback riding, chuck wagons, and unfortunately, rattlesnakes. The Double R Ranch is truly the "wild west" in the eyes of Todd and Amanda. Even before they arrive at the ranch, Todd and Amanda experience signs of cattle rustling with broken down fences, trailers driving without lights in the dark, missing cattle, a bull loose in the middle of the road, and even suspicious characters like Travis, the helping hand who works on Uncle Reid's ranch. Travis was a lowlife cattle rustler before being given a second chance of serving time on the ranch instead of serving five years in prison, informs Cousin Drew, twelve year old son of Uncle Reid, who quickly becomes a best buddy to Todd and Amanda. "Big Rig Rustlers" is fast paced and exciting, making this an ideal story for all tweens, both boys and girls. After an accident with a rattlesnake leaves Amanda feeling grateful, the message of taking a punishment for another, such as Jesus did for us, is exemplified twice in the book. Such an act is not always done consciously either; it just feels like the right thing to do when Jesus is in your heart. After experiencing some very intense situations, Todd also makes some significant confessions to Uncle Reid which change his life when he returns back home after his memorable and captivating vacation! Important messages and some fun and intriguing knowledge can be gained by reading "Big Rig Rustlers." While being reminded that it is the Christian way to give someone a second chance, Max Elliot Anderson gave me insight into the nature of rattlesnakes and cattle rustling, what life can be like living in the open space of the west, and how beautiful nature is. And The Double R Ranch experiments with a new type of freeze branding, which identifies whose ranch the cattle belong to, rather than burning, which is comforting news to the animal lover, Amanda. A particular part of

Great Read

Once again, Max Elliott Anderson has penned a winner with his captivating new novel "Big Rig Rustlers." Anderson is a talented writer of adventurous narratives for tweeners, readers between the ages of 8 to 13. "Big Rig Rustlers" is a timely tale packed with non-stop action. Anderson uses: realistic dialogue to move his story from episode to episode, authentic action to maintain interest, and plots that hold the readers interest from first page to last. When Todd and his sister, Amanda are invited to spend spring break with their aunt and uncle at their Wyoming ranch, they are delighted. Much about ranch life is different from what they expect, including their cousin Drew. With a masterful grasp of tweener's and especially reluctant readers, Anderson weaves a tale of ranch life including cattle round-up, branding, a rattlesnake incident and mysterious rustlers. It is obvious that GOD is Max Elliot Anderson's muse. Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge, Ruth Fever and Jena's Choice