| The Honk and Holler Opening Soon Contributor(s): Letts, Billie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0446675059 ISBN-13: 9780446675055 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: From the award-winning author of "Where the Heart Is" comes the story of a down-and-out cafe owner, Caney, who opens his restaurant after returning from Vietnam in a wheelchair. Then one day Vena Takes Horse, a vibrant young women, enters the cafe, changes the lives of the regulars forever, and, eventually, captures Caney's heart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97051230 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.3" W x 8.14" (0.68 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Plains - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 67428 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Caney Paxton wanted his cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the "opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice. But a fateful misunderstanding gave Vietnam vet Caney the flashiest joke in the entire state. Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is dead and the sign is as worn as Caney, who hasn't ventured outside the diner since it opened. Then one blustery December day, a thirtyish Crow woman blows in with a three-legged dog in her arms and a long-buried secret on her mind. Hiring on as a carhop, Vena Takes Horse is soon shaking up business, the locals, and Caney's heart...as she teaches them all about generosity of spirit, love, and the possibility of promise-just like the sign says. |