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Bayard

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8. Boone's Lick by Larry McMurty

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Sun May 3, 2026, 07:45 PM

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Short book, with engaging characters, and humor.

"Master storyteller Larry McMurtry unfurls a short, bright banner of a book following the fortunes of the Cecil family as they travel from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to the Western frontier. Though the story is narrated by her oldest son, 15-year-old Shay, the real hero of the book is Mary Margaret, the mother. Her husband, Dick, has left her and their four children in Boone's Lick while he seeks his fortunes in the West."

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