Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

by Kate DiCamillo

Other authors: Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)

Series: Tales from Deckawoo Drive (1)

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Western. HTML: Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse�??until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters�??Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyone's favorite porcine wonder, Mercy�??for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Dr… (more)

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Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse -- until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good?

PlumfieldCH | Dec 12, 2023 |

Ooooh, now wasn't this story just precious? Quirky and endearing, then a little heartbreaking, then warm and satisfying.

It's the third Tale from Deckawoo Drive that I've read. I first discovered Stella and Franklin Endicott's stories later in the series and loved them so much (especially Franklin's!) that I decided to go back and see how the series begins.

I thought Leroy would be a child like the Endicotts. But the fact that he's actually a little grown man makes the story of him and his horse all the more precious. Looking forward to reading Book Two! (

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NadineC.Keels | Jul 13, 2023 |

What a sweet little story from a gifted storyteller. (

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RobertaLea | Jan 29, 2022 |

Leroy Ninker wants to be a cowboy. It’s his life dream. A cowboy needs a horse. So he finds an add in the paper for a good horse. Upon seeing the horse, he bonds with it and ultimately taking the quirky little horse home. Events happen and the horse is frightened away, but it’s ok in the end as they reunite again.Leroy is a character from the Mercy Watson books.The book was not quite as fun as Mercy Watson, but there is still a lot of charm in the pages. (

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noorkazmi | Mar 28, 2019 |

I never miss the chance to read new books as they come out from Kate DiCamillo. I have loved her stories and story telling ever since I read and saw Because of Winn Dixie.

This is a sweet story of a little man who wanted to become a cowboy after seeing so many cowboy movies and the horse, Maybelline that he buys in order to become a real cowboy.

Lovely story ! (

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REINADECOPIAYPEGA | Jan 11, 2018 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Kate DiCamillo	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Dusen, Chris Van	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Western. HTML:

Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillo's New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse�??until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters�??Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyone's favorite porcine wonder, Mercy�??for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Dr

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