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  • Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One (a Funny and Heartwarming Cowboy Adventure - An Early Chapter Book for Kids) by Kate DiCamillo book cover
  • Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One (a Funny and Heartwarming Cowboy Adventure - An Early Chapter Book for Kids) by Kate DiCamillo book cover
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Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One (a Funny and Heartwarming Cowboy Adventure - An Early Chapter Book for Kids)

by Kate DiCamillo

A cowboy finds his horse on Deckawoo Drive

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Starred review praising the book’s warmth, wit, and connection to Mercy’s world.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A cowboy finds his horse on Deckawoo Drive

Leroy Ninker has the cowboy gear but not the horse. Meeting Maybelline gives that missing piece of his dream a name—and brings a new partnership into the world of Deckawoo Drive. The first volume in a series connected to Kate DiCamillo’s Mercy Watson books also includes Mercy herself, linking Leroy’s adventure to a familiar character. With its horse, cowboy ambitions, and returning pig, the setup brings together several playful ingredients without requiring the description to give away where Leroy and Maybelline’s adventures lead.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers interested in cowboys and horses
  • Fans of Mercy Watson and Deckawoo Drive
  • Children who enjoy humorous animal stories

Themes

Cowboy aspirationsHuman–animal friendshipDeckawoo Drive

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Book overview

"DiCamillo effortlessly slips back into the comfortable rhythms of Mercy's world, infusing every chapter with subdued wit, warmth, and heart." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillo's New York Timesbest-selling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it's love at first sight. Join Leroy, Maybelline, and everyone's favorite porcine wonder, Mercy, for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Drive.
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