The Adventures of Cotton Top and Earnest

When A Giant Outhouse Floats Down The River To Your House The Only Reasonably Course Of Action Is To Build A Raft From It And Take It Down The Washita. Young Brothers Cotton Top And Earnest Do Exactly That But They'D Never Have Guessed Where Else They Might Go Because Of That Raft.The Sons Of Sharecroppers In 1950S Oklahoma Cotton Top And Earnest Spend Their Days Milking Cows Tending The Garden And Fighting Off Snakes. Cotton Top Looks Out For His Younger Brother Earnest But It'S Not Easy To Stay Out Of Trouble. Cotton Top Is Curious And Earnest Always Finds A Way. They Go To School Try To Talk To Girls Play Sports And Run A Sneaky Little Gamble On The Side. The Spring Storms Routinely Swell The Washita River And The Boys Scavenge For Prizes. Mismatched Boots Some Clothes A Four-Stall Outhouse. The River Even Sends Them A Dog Who Saves Their Lives More Times Than They Count. These Adventurous Youths Hear The River Calling And The Outhouse Gives Them The Core Material They Need To Start Building Their Raft.To Save Money For The Trip They Breed Rabbits For Neighbors And Sell Snake Rattlers To City Folk. When The Outhouse Finally Becomes A Raft Cotton Top And Earnest Set Off With Friends On A Rafting Adventure That Develops Into A Coming-Of-Age Path Leading To Local Fame And Lasting Life Lessons. They Encounter Gold Miners Wild Boars And Criminals While They’Re Being Trailed By A Mysterious Horseman. These Enterprising Brothers Travel Through Sulphur Russet Lake Texoma And Many Places Between But Will They Come Home The Same Boys Who Set Off On Their Adventures?Praise For The Adventures Of Cotton Top And EarnestCan'T Put It Down. Just Want To Find Out What Is Going To Happen To Cotton Top And Earnest Next.I Love This Book! Fun Reading Exciting Stories Wholesome Lessons About Families Work Life Only One Or Two Generations AgoAnd Adventure! I Recommend This Book To Families Who Are Tired Of The Scary Fiction And Drama In Many Of Today'S Books Targeted For Preteens.About The Stan Smith Grew Up All Over Oklahoma And North Texas. He Served In The Army In France Germany And Virginia; As A Police Officer In Garland Texas; And An Auto Mechanic Across North Texas. Most Recently He Substitute Teaches Special Needs Kids In Ellis County Texas And Is A Multiple-Cancer Survivor. He Is Father Grandfather And Great-Grandfather To A Messload Of Wonderful Kids Grandkids And Great-Grandkids. Stan Has Raised Humans Horses Dogs And (Grudgingly) A Few Cats And Everyone Who Crosses His Path (Even The Cats) Is Better For It. He Hopes Everyone Can Enjoy These Semi-Real Stories At Least As Much As He And His Brother Have.