Summertime & Secrets
Ryland is hesitant at first about, Andy, who’s just moved in to the old Colt Ranch on Beans Road. His apprehension fades when they become friends and Andy teaches him how to ride horses. The situation then turns confusing when Moss, the hometown bully, also befriends Andy. Soon after, the secrets begin.
An entertaining adventure filled with horses, humor, friendships, poetry, and learning to get along.
"A crack and a snap
Like a bolt of lightening
On a runaway horse
The ride is frightening!
"Cuz he don't want to stop
And you're way up high
And you see the ground
In a blur goin' by.
You don't want to jump
And you don't want to stay…”
In Ryland’s Pocket
Being the smallest boy in third grade makes Ryland Duze an easy target for getting bullied by, Moss. Writing poetry makes Ryland an easy target. Filled with frustration dealing with one incident after another, Ryland finally finds his way around it. He keeps a blue bandana folded in his back pocket; the bandana holds the unwritten code of simple virtues his cowboy hero, Rusty Wonder lives by. When Ryland meets his hero, it becomes the first step in finding the courage he needs to stand up to Moss, but his greatest accomplishment happens when he gives away what he thinks is his good luck to another young boy who Ryland thinks needs it more than he does.
The Illustrator, Chelsea L. Gonzalez
In addition to illustrating In Ryland’s Pocket and Summertime & Secrets, Chelsea is also gifted at drawing portraits, and working in graphic design.
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