The Cottonmouth Club

By Lance Marcum

Book Overview

Summertime and the livin' ain't easy School's finally out, and eleven-year-old Mitch Valentine is ready to get started on his extensive list of things to do with his best friend - until his mom ruins everything with a surprise announcement. The family is going to take a long trip halfway across the country, to stay with her family down South. Mitch's reluctant summer visit to sweltering farm country tests him in all sorts of ways, starting with his sense of humor. Pitkin, Louisiana, turns out to be a place filled with challenges and dangers, from rope burns to raging bulls. In this vivid and funny first novel, Mitch discovers that it's his own bad decisions that can make for the biggest challenges and dangers of all.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374315620
• ISBN13: 9780374315627
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 5.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 10

Customer Reviews

The book

Being a kid back in 64 what else could you expect in a summer? This is what happens hen a kid with big summer plans is dragged off to the middle of nowhere to vist some cousins he has never met before. A enjoyable easy read for everyone.

Wonderful

To me Lance Marcum is probably one of the greatest kids writers since E.B. White. The Cottonmouth Club is worthy of many awards. Consisting of a very witty cast of charactors Marcum could put together a two thumbs up movie! To conclude the cottonmouth club is the best kids book I have read in along time. from a special talker

Years of Work Equals Perfection

I've seen this book from the beginning stages back during my fourth grade years in 1992. Mr. Marcum took great care and pride in reading the working progress during class so he could get useful feedback. My teacher again in 1994, Lance repeatedly sought improvement on writing this novel he held so passionately. Now, over 12 years later, I'm confident that this is, indeed, a perfected project and will be enjoyed by everyone throughout its release!

Amazing

I also was fortunate enough to have Lance as my 6th grade teacher all the way back in 1996. This book is amazing, I still remember many of the funny lines and scenes that litter the chapters. A fun read for everyone.

A winning subject with the background of a great author

I know that this book hasn't even been released yet, but i have read the book before. He was my sixth grade teacher back in 1999. He read the book to us and all that I could think about when it was not being read was what was going to happen next! This book is amazingly compelling and Lance Marcum is a spectacular author. To all that think they may want to read this book, do so! It is one book that hits adults and kids all at the same time. Well, i know of at least 64 kids that it hit! As well, numerous others that "Mr.Marcum" had read the book to previously!