Wanted: the Adventures of Billy Thickub: Book 1 - How the Horse Was Lost

Wanted is a comedic western written for middle grades readers. It tells the story of Billy, a young cowboy, loses a spittin' contest to a dirty, filthy, low down cheat named Scoots McGinty. When Billy finds out he lost in a rigged contest, he gets mad. Before long, Billy's rounded up the world's worst posse - including Merv, the more-than-half-deaf-old-man and Sloop Sloop, who...well, let's just say he ain't the sharpest crayon in the box. Along the way, Billy and his boys encounter some strange and exciting adventures.