Walter Tipple doesn't really have friends, except his brother Tank, who died in the war. It is the summer and Evalina and Posey and her three-legged dog Porkchop move in next door. As Walter's mom sends him over with a welcome gift, he and Posey start a friendship by exploring the woods and finding a man who fell out of a hot-air balloon. He introduces himself as Banjo and thus begins a bodacious adventure of not only finding the lost balloon, but finding friendship as well.
I really liked this book all the way through. It had some of my "country" language in it like, "Hold on to your skivvies 'cause you will not believe this." or "Dead as a doornail." It also has some making friends lessons, as well as Walter dealing with Tank's death.
No comments:
Post a Comment