Lexie the Word Wrangler

This clever celebration of words and their meanings features a strong cowgirl who wrangles words alongside cattle.

Lexie is the best wrangler west of the Mississippi--word wrangler, that is. She watches over baby letters while they grow into words and ties shorter words together into longer ones; she herds words into sentences, hitches sentences together, and pens them all in to tell a story. But lately, something seems off at the ranch. First the d goes missing from her bandana, leaving her with a banana to tie around her neck, and soon afterward every S-T-A-R in the sky turns into R-A-T-S. There's no doubt about it--there's a word rustler causing this ruckus, and Lexie plans to track him down . . . even if it means riding her horse through the sticky icing of a desert that's suddenly become a giant dessert.

This fantastic spin on "cowboy" stories populates Lexie's ranch with lively letters and words, alongside the typical cattle and horses, and stars a smart, confident, charismatic heroine. Rebecca Van Slyke's creative, silly wordplay pairs perfectly with Jessie Hartland's lively illustrations, and there's even a glossary of helpful terms for up-and-coming word wranglers.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 04/04/2017
ISBN: 9780399169571
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.10w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Booklist 01/01/2017 pg. 102
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 113
Publishers Weekly 04/03/2017
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 190416 / Lexie the Word Wrangler
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5