The Adventures of Slump Thacker
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Published: January 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781598867510
Subjects: Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Humorous; Fiction - General
First sentence: The Spivey Place was buzzing as folks gathered for the yearly Spivey family reunion.
Description: Short Stories told by Great Grandfather Spivey at the yearly family reunion. These stories are about his life-long best friend, Slump Thacker.
Notes: This is a fun book to read. It also has some good life lessons for young people. It takes place at a time when life moved slower. It can be enjoyed by older and younger people alike.
Table of contents: title: Forward
pagenum: 9; title: Prologue
pagenum: 11; title: Horace Gets a Nickname
pagenum: 13; title: Readin', Writin', and Arithmetic
pagenum: 19; title: Slump's Revenge
pagenum: 27; title: The Tree House
pagenum: 35; title: A Winning Team
pagenum: 43; title: Bit by the Lovebug
pagenum: 51; title: The Barn Dance
pagenum: 57; title: Toe Fishin'
pagenum: 67; title: The Mule
pagenum: 75; title: Snipe Huntin'
pagenum: 85; title: One Spot, Brownie, and Bushy Tails
pagenum: 89; title: Stumpy, the Three-Legged Dog
pagenum: 93; title: Stumpy and the Jack Rabbit
pagenum: 99; title: Stumpy and the Frog Legs
pagenum: 105; title: Day Two
pagenum: 111; title: Copperheads and Hoop Snakes
pagenum: 115; title: Slump Bags a Big'un
pagenum: 121; title: The One That Got Away
pagenum: 127; title: Sittin' Up With the Dead
pagenum: 135; title: Slump Liked to Read
pagenum: 143; title: Water Witchin'
pagenum: 149; title: There's a Gator in the Swamp
pagenum: 155; title: The Flood
pagenum: 165; title: Slump's Birthday
pagenum: 173; title: Gatherin' Light'erd
pagenum: 181; title: The Hornet Nest
pagenum: 185; title: The Gypsy Witch
pagenum: 191; title: The Prize 'Winning Melon
pagenum: 201; title: Slump Saved my Life
pagenum: 207; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 213