Mister Boots by Emshwiller, Carol - 2005

New York U. S. A.: Viking Juvenile. As New in Fine dust jacket 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree F/Fine 1stEd unclipped shiny DJ show Jim Hoover's starry desertscape & Mr Boots; no names, not marked-in, underscored or discard, small edgemark. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches; 185 pages; \nBook Description Bobby Lassiter has some important secrets-but it's not as if anyone's paying attention. It's the middle of the Depression, and while Bobby's mother and older sister knit all day to make money, Bobby explores the California desert around their home. That's how Bobby finds Boots. He's under their one halfdead tree, half-dead himself. Right away he too is a secret-a secret to be fed and clothed and taken care of, and even more of a secret because of what he can do. Sometimes Boots is a man. Sometimes he's (really, truly) a horse. He and Bobby both know something about magic-and readers will, too, after reading the acclaimed Carol Emshwiller's first novel for Viking. .