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What if... ...there was a baby named Harry who could remember his
own conception and birth? ...Harry had a godfather, Wyatt, who was
an OWL? ...this precocious baby hadn't learned English, but could
converse fluently in "High Owl" language? ... Wyatt had two
brothers, Harry's "owlces," who are also eager to contribute to
Harry's education? ... Harry must decide between staying a human
boy or becoming an owl himself? "Don't let reality limit your
life." Max Yoho's exquisite sense of humor and colorful wordplay
are hallmarks of his previous books: The Revival Tales from
Comanche County Felicia, These Fish Are Delicious The Moon Butter
Route. This book leaps even further into Yoho's outrageous view of
life. So cast aside limitations and enjoy humor as only Max Yoho
can deliver it. Enjoy reading With the Wisdom of Owls.
Max Yoho's first language is "Kansan." While he writes and speaks
some "American," he admits he is not fluent in it. If asked for his
recipe for a good, full life, Yoho is likely to tell you, "Get the
bob-waar over the crick before midnight." In Tales from Comanche
County, an old man with a hilariously skewed education in history
and religion looks back to summers spent listening to stories told
on the front porch of his Uncle Jack's Comanche County, Kansas,
ranch. Cattle rustler Leepy Danfer lies amoldering in his grave.
The Emperor of China has come to grief. A soft-shell Oklahoman met
his make while riding a unicycle. Why? Yoho will tell you, "They
just plain didn't get their dad-gum bob-waar over the crick before
midnight."
Eleven-year old Jefferson Davis Johnson has been sentenced to a
summer of "moral rehabilitation" under the watchful eye of his
great aunt, Queen Isabella of Spain Johnson. A relic of the
"roaring twenties," this stern matriarch "may" have her own ideas
about what a boy should learn. Will three-years perfect attendance
in his Presbyterian Sunday School be enough to protect Jeffie from
the evils of drink, a warpathing aborigine, and the bright-eyed
tomboy, Pauline Potts? And, for Pete's sake, does any other boy
have a relative who cohabits with the ghost of Jesse James? The
setting for this tale is Southeast Kansas, called "the Little
Balkans," an area known for its coal mines and ethnic diversity.
Author Max Yoho, a Kansan himself, has won numerous writing awards
for his previous work, humorous fiction which includes "The
Revival"; "Tales from Comanche County"; "Felicia, These Fish Are
Delicious"; "The Moon Butter Route" and "With the Wisdom of Owls."
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