Big Rig Rustlers (Tweener Press Adventure Series, No. 5) [Paperback]

Max Elliot Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

A chance to spend spring break on a Wyoming ranch was a welcome change. The roundup, a rattlesnake, high tech cattle rustlers and the uncle's different role model.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Baker Trittin Concepts (October 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0975288016
• ISBN-13: 978-0975288016
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Max Elliot Anderson grew up as a reluctant reader. After surveying the market, he sensed the need for action-adventures and mysteries for readers 8 and up, especially boys.

Mr. Anderson was a producer of the nationally televised PBS special, Gospel at the Symphony that was nominated for an Emmy, and won a Grammy for the double album soundtrack. He won a best cinematographer award for the film, Pilgrim's Progress, which was the first feature film in which Liam Neeson had a staring role. He has produced, directed, or shot over 500 national television commercials for True Value Hardware Stores. Mr. Anderson owns The Market Place, a client-based video production company for medical and industrial clients. His productions have taken him all over the world including India, New Guinea, Europe, Canada, and across the United States.

Using his extensive experience in the production of motion pictures, videos, and television commercials, Mr. Anderson brings the same visual excitement and heart-pounding action to his stories. Each book has completely different characters, setting, and plot.

Seven books are published, with an additional twenty-eight manuscripts completed. Young readers have reported that reading one of Mr. Anderson's books is like being in an exciting or scary movie.

Author Web Site: http://www.maxbooks.9k.com
Books for Boys Blog: http://booksandboys.blogspot.com/
Video Books Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswTZ-pJLYA
When the Lights Go Out - a book for readers 8 and up, about 9/11 so we never forget http://max-whenlightsgoout.blogspot.com

Mr. Anderson is listed in WHO'S WHO in Finance and Industry, Entertainment, Advertising, The Midwest, Emerging Leaders in America, The World, and WHO'S WHO In America (1999 - present)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read, September 20, 2005

By 

Beverly J. Scott "Author and avid reader" (Ankeny, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Rig Rustlers (Tweener Press Adventure Series, No. 5) (Paperback)

Once again, Max Elliott Anderson has penned a winner with his captivating new novel "Big Rig Rustlers." Anderson is a talented writer of adventurous narratives for tweeners, readers between the ages of 8 to 13. "Big Rig Rustlers" is a timely tale packed with non-stop action. Anderson uses: realistic dialogue to move his story from episode to episode, authentic action to maintain interest, and plots that hold the readers interest from first page to last.
When Todd and his sister, Amanda are invited to spend spring break with their aunt and uncle at their Wyoming ranch, they are delighted. Much about ranch life is different from what they expect, including their cousin Drew. With a masterful grasp of tweener's and especially reluctant readers, Anderson weaves a tale of ranch life including cattle round-up, branding, a rattlesnake incident and mysterious rustlers. It is obvious that GOD is Max Elliot Anderson's muse.
Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge, Ruth Fever and Jena's Choice

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Max Elliot Anderson Adventure, November 27, 2004

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Peggy Blann Phifer "Peg" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Rig Rustlers (Tweener Press Adventure Series, No. 5) (Paperback)

Twelve-year-old Todd Brannon and his ten-year-old sister, Amanda, are excited beyond words when they are invited to spend their spring break with their aunt, uncle and cousin Drew at Dad's brother's ranch in Wyoming. They get to travel all by themselves on a plane from their Midwest home to Cheyenne.

Met at the Cheyenne airport by Uncle Reid and Aunt Debbie, the two tired kids are piled into the ranch pickup and start the long drive to Uncle Reid's ranch. Well after dark, on the way, they almost run into a big bull smack in the middle of the road. How did he get there? A fence down? Not too much later they nearly smash into the rear-end of a truck and trailer running without any lights. Uncle Reid calls the home base and tells Travis, the hand on the other end, to call the sheriff and report both the loose bull and the trailer without any lights. Todd hears his uncle say something about cattle rustlers. Rustlers? Wow.

Finally arrived at the ranch, Cousin Drew shows Todd and Amanda to their rooms in the bunkhouse - not at all like they had imagined from watching western shows on television. They each have their own special room. This was really cool.

As the kids settle in to ranch life, they learn to ride a horse and all about how a ranch this size is run and help as preparations are made for spring roundup. Cousin Drew talks to Todd about the cattle rustlers and his suspicions of one of the ranch hands. In typical kid fashion, they decide to secretly check things out when they go out on the roundup.

Todd and Amanda are exposed to the process of rounding up the calves and all about branding them. They also learn, the hard way, about rattlesnakes, and, in the end, discover modern-day cattle rustlers.

BIG RIG RUSTLERS is another great adventure from Max Elliot Anderson. Max tells a great story that is sure to be a winner with your tweener, whether boy or girl. Hey, even I enjoy Max's books, and I haven't been a tweener for - well - a long time. Find Max's books at amazon.com - they'll make great gifts.