Whether he's fighting fires, passing a kidney stone, hammering down I-80 in an 18-wheeler, or meditating on the relationship between cowboys and God, Michael Perry draws on his rural roots and footloose past to write from a perspective that merges the local with the global.

Ranging across subjects as diverse as lot lizards, Klan wizards, and small-town funerals, Perry's writing in this wise and witty collection of essays balances earthiness with poetry, kinetics with contemplation, and is regularly salted with his unique brand of humor.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 06/28/2016
ISBN: 9780060755508
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.42w x 0.77d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 154
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2005 pg. 108
Publishers Weekly 01/17/2005 pg. 41
Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 130
Ingram Advance 04/01/2005 pg. 143
Booklist 02/15/2005 pg. 1057

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 102570 / Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets, and Gatemouth's Gator: Essays
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 11