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The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
By APPELT, Kathi
- ISBN
- 978-1-4424-2105-9 978-1-4424-8121-3
- Publisher
- S & S Atheneum
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on July 1, 2013 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–7—Appelt returns with a rich tale set deep in a Texas swamp, full of critters including gators, rattlesnakes, and feral hogs. Brothers Bingo and J'miah are true-blue scouts (raccoons) who have set up house in an abandoned old DeSoto, adorning it with their artwork and following orders from the Voice of Intelligence (actually the lightning-enabled car radio). The young raccoons are affable and easy to root for as they attempt to stop ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2013
Rumble-rumble-rumble-rumble…Buzzie and Clydine's gang of feral hogs is thundering toward Bayou Tourterelle. Yellow eyes gleaming and tusks glowing, they're delirious at the prospect of the swamp's wild sugarcane. But raccoon Swamp Scouts Bingo and J'miah are ready. They'll even go so far as to attempt to awaken the legendary Sugar Man and risk stirring up his wrath,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
