My Daddy Was a Real Cowboy
Ellen Carter
Fifteen-year-old Joey Burkett wonders if he will ever be successful at anything. He always thought he would grow up to be a rodeo performer as his father, a world champion cowboy, had been, but Daddy died in a rodeo accident. When he grew to six feet tall in the eighth grade, he thought he might be a basketball player, but that would mean college, and he is failing math. Joey hopes that whatever his future, his new peer tutor, Julie Hernandez, who he really admires, will be a part of it, and that Matthew Kane, the new man in his mother’s life, will not. When Joey quarrels with Julie and becomes upset at his mother’s going out with Matt, he goes along with a friend to “borrow” an expensive sports car. In an attempt to see how fast it would go, they wreck the car. Joey thinks he is headed to Juvenile Detention, but Matt Kane comes up with a plan for Joey to work on his ranch and raise beef calves for the summer to earn money to pay for the damages.. Joey hates ranch work and considers running away to Colorado where Daddy’s old rodeo partner lives. Then, he learns that his mother had mortgaged their home, and he is determined to stick it out until the calves are sold. When the calves are stolen, Joey is devastated, but he pulls himself together, and his quick thinking saves the day. With Matt’s help, Joey gains the knowledge and confidence to work on his math skills and return to school. My Daddy Was A Real Cowboy is set in modern day Western Oklahoma where cowboys still herd cattle on horseback, and rustlers still steal cattle.
Author - Ellen Carter.
Narrator - Michael Lenz.
Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Location:
United States
Description:
Fifteen-year-old Joey Burkett wonders if he will ever be successful at anything. He always thought he would grow up to be a rodeo performer as his father, a world champion cowboy, had been, but Daddy died in a rodeo accident. When he grew to six feet tall in the eighth grade, he thought he might be a basketball player, but that would mean college, and he is failing math. Joey hopes that whatever his future, his new peer tutor, Julie Hernandez, who he really admires, will be a part of it, and that Matthew Kane, the new man in his mother’s life, will not. When Joey quarrels with Julie and becomes upset at his mother’s going out with Matt, he goes along with a friend to “borrow” an expensive sports car. In an attempt to see how fast it would go, they wreck the car. Joey thinks he is headed to Juvenile Detention, but Matt Kane comes up with a plan for Joey to work on his ranch and raise beef calves for the summer to earn money to pay for the damages.. Joey hates ranch work and considers running away to Colorado where Daddy’s old rodeo partner lives. Then, he learns that his mother had mortgaged their home, and he is determined to stick it out until the calves are sold. When the calves are stolen, Joey is devastated, but he pulls himself together, and his quick thinking saves the day. With Matt’s help, Joey gains the knowledge and confidence to work on his math skills and return to school. My Daddy Was A Real Cowboy is set in modern day Western Oklahoma where cowboys still herd cattle on horseback, and rustlers still steal cattle. Author - Ellen Carter. Narrator - Michael Lenz. Published Date - Monday, 15 January 2024.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:30
Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
Duration:00:08:30
Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:29
Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:45
Chapter 6
Duration:00:10:33
Chapter 7
Duration:00:07:01
Chapter 8
Duration:00:13:11
Chapter 9
Duration:00:09:15
Chapter 10
Duration:00:07:13
Chapter 11
Duration:00:09:32
Chapter 12
Duration:00:08:44
Chapter 13
Duration:00:09:20
Chapter 14
Duration:00:11:08
Chapter 15
Duration:00:07:41
Chapter 16
Duration:00:09:28
Chapter 17
Duration:00:07:53
Chapter 18
Duration:00:09:05
Chapter 19
Duration:00:08:40
Chapter 20
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter 23
Duration:00:11:09
Chapter 24
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 25
Duration:00:10:51
Chapter 26
Duration:00:15:42
Chapter 27
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter 28
Duration:00:07:44
Chapter 29
Duration:00:09:26
Chapter 30
Duration:00:08:05
Chapter 31
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 32
Duration:00:00:31