Forced to spend his summer vacation with relatives in Louisiana, twelve-year-old Mitch Valentine finds himself a candidate for the Cottonmouth Club when he and a group of local boys become involved in secretive outdoor activities.
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Summertime and the livin' ain't easySchool's finally out, and eleven-year-old Mitch Valentine isready to get started on his extensive list of things to do with hisbest friend - until his mom ruins everything with a surpriseannouncement. The family is going to take a long trip halfwayacross the country, to stay with her family down South. Mitch'sreluctant summer visit to sweltering farm country tests him inall sorts of ways, starting with his sense of humor. Pitkin,Louisiana, turns out to be a place filled with challenges anddangers, from rope burns to raging bulls.In this vivid and funny first novel, Mitch discovers that it's hisown bad decisions that can make for the biggest challenges anddangers of all.
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