Mister Boots
Mar 2007 · Penguin
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Bobby Lassiter has some important secrets—but it’s not as if anyone’s paying attention. It’s the middle of the Depression, and while Bobby’s mother and older sister knit all day to make money, Bobby explores the California desert around their home. That’s how Bobby finds Boots. He’s under their one half-dead tree, halfdead himself. Right away he’s a secret, too—a secret to be fed and clothed and taken care of, and even more of a secret because of what he can do. Sometimes Boots is a man. Sometimes he’s (really, truly) a horse. He and Bobby both know something about magic—and those who read this book will, too.
“A wonderful story about a man who is a horse, and a boy who is a girl—about fake magic and real love—about deaths that are part of living and the pain that pays for joy. I love it.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
“A wonderful story about a man who is a horse, and a boy who is a girl—about fake magic and real love—about deaths that are part of living and the pain that pays for joy. I love it.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
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March 5, 2012
This is an awesome book about a girl who is always mistaken as a boy. She then meets a man named Mister Boots and becomes his one and only friend, but there is a reason why. Boots is not a fan of many humans because he is a man that can go from human, to horse. Bobby, the girl whose real name is Roberta, is then overcome by a loss of her mother and her dad who left a long time ago, comes back to take Bobby, Bobby's sister, and Mister Boots (who is weak anyway), to the circus with him. Bobby then meets another girl and they become best friends. The whole time Bobby's dad thinks that Bobby is a boy. This is a suspenseful and entertaining book that I love.
About the author
Carol Emshwiller is the author of many acclaimed novels and story collections, including Carmen Dog, The Start of the End of It All (winner of the World Fantasy Award), Report to the Men’s Club and Other Stories, I Live with You and You Dont’ Know It, and The Mount (winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and a Nebula Award finalist). She teaches in the NYU Continuing Education program, and divides her time between homes in New York City and California. Visit Carol online at www.sfwa.org/members/emshwiller.
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