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The Hunt: A Shakertown Short Story Adventure (A Shakertown Adventure) Kindle Edition

by Ben Woodard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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Two boys. Guns. Laughter, and a haunting memory.

Not Tom and Huck, but Tom and Will in this Twain-like short story of a hunt in the Kentucky countryside. Tom's inexperience leads to hilarious antics until they finally bag their animal. Tom finds that hunting is fun, but the killing is not.

THE HUNT is a chuckle-worthy teen adventure hinting of a past that won't stay hidden. A YA short story.
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 18 years
  2. Print length
    44 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    October 17, 2011
  5. Page Flip
    Enabled
  6. Word Wise
    Enabled
  7. Enhanced typesetting
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  8. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005X8BIK0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Miller-Martin Press; 1st edition (October 17, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3518 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 44 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Ben Woodard

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Ben is a (mostly) retired adventurer who has traveled across Tibet, climbed to 18,000 feet on Mt. Everest, and solo backpacked wilderness areas. He now writes adventure and mystery stories for boys and girls. Tales of lost gold and river caves, and flying with eagles. Stories of friendships that endure through adversity and danger. Adventures that inspire and educate and, most of all, entertain.

Ben and his wife Lynda live on a shaded street with eighty-year-old trees in Lexington, Kentucky.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Vonda Norwood
5.0 out of 5 stars More Excitement Than I Could Take!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2012
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I knew this would be a fun read!!! It's a short story about two boys on a hunting trip, but is made into an exciting adventure when one of them tests mother nature's wrath. I can't say what happens, because it is a surprising part of this story, but I was laughing, squealing and cringing so much that my daughters had to come and find out what in the heck I was reading!!! And so we all read it together.

This was a fun way to spend the morning and we are still laughing about it!!!

This hunting trip is a lot of fun!!!

:-D
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Steve Caresser
5.0 out of 5 stars So true to life
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012
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So true to life. A story I was unable to stop reading from the start to it's finish. This hunting adventure was just that a true adventure!
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Linda Whipple
4.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt by Ben Woodard
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2011
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "The Hunt" for several reasons. It is crammed full of beautiful description, similes and metaphors, "the dew-glowing pearls", "raining leaves". The dialogue between the characters is true to the time and region and makes the story fun to read aloud. Learning from each other, the theme shows how watching and listening teaches important lessons. And lastly, this short story gives future writers a perfect example of a personal narrative or memoir that all of us have in us. I highly recommend this short story. By Linda Whipple
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Lexi
5.0 out of 5 stars Every adventurous detail just right
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2012
Another coming of age escapade with country cousins, Will and Tom - this time with loaded weapons, hornets that give chase, and lots of hilarious, spot-on boyhood banter. Wild as bucks themselves, the cousins are expected to bring home dinner from the game-rich woods. Pulling the trigger and tracking prey are the sport; witnessing death firsthand proves a little harder. An insightful and wise look at the mossy benchmarks marking the not-always-simple trail to manhood. Set in the rural south in the early 1920s,Woodard understands the timeless risk-taking and thrill-seeking craved by every young boy out to prove himself. Most of all, Woodard reveals a keen understanding of the fast - and always unspoken - bond between the boys. With "The Hunt", Woodard neatly bagged the riveting story in his sights, and most definitely earned bragging rights. A winner!
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MHodgin
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt and Discovery of a great author
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2012
This is absolutely a 5 star book. I purchased this book and will purchase more stories by this author.
It is a story about two cousins. One from the country who is teaching his city cousin to hunt. The author masterfully creates the story line using imagery and humor so the reader feels as if they know the characters personally with in the first few pages. It is such a good story that it ends too soon and leaves the reader wanting more. I once heard that you could recognize a great writer through a short story as only masters could do this perfectly in this type of form. I understood what they were talking about after I read this book. Ben Woodard is a true Master of story telling.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well done and accurately detailed; another delightful story
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
I absolutely loved the dialogue and the dialect, in this true to life tale of a youngster’s first hunting experience. The descriptions of the locale, the interactions of the animals with the boys, and with each other, were well done and accurately detailed. Overall, the author has created another delightful story.
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