John R. Erickson
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Hank the Cowdog volume 46
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, tries to find out who is stealing feed out of the feed shed. When Slim sets a live animal trap, Hank decides to check it out, only to find himself trapped.
42) Wagons West
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Hank the Cowdog volume 67
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"It's early springtime on the ranch, and Hank is going through the usual motions of making sure that a warm spring arrives safely: singing songs about it, barking faithfully each morning, and helping the cowboys with thier work around the ranch. However, in the midst of a particularly hard day's nap, he receives a report that his little birdy friend, Madame Moonshine, is in danger of being eaten by Pete the Barncat! Naturally, Hank springs into action...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 28
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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, discovers that drinking a bucket of plant food restores his energy but also gives him a serious case of mopwater poisoning.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 23
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Slim rescues an orphan raccoon, and much to Hank's dismay, everyone on the ranch is enchanted with the "cute" baby coon with the beady little eyes and amazing little hands. Yet, little do they know that every time midnight rolls around, Eddy the Rac is seized with uncontrollable fits and it's Hank's responsibility to guard the crafty masked bandit every moment! Soon Hank finds himself teaming up with Eddy to liberate the poor "singing" cookies.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 73
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Happy the Lab is back on the ranch, and it looks like he's up to his usual good-natured, bumbling ways! And, it just so happens that he has wandered onto Hank's ranch on a particularly exciting day: rain has finally come to their drought-stricken land, and--what's even more exciting--radio reports claim that there's a mountain lion on the prowl in their area! As the day unfolds, it appears that the mountain lion report was bogus, which is a good thing,...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 63
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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When a turkey debacle endangers his relationship with Sally May and a case of poisoning almost kills him, Hank must figure out who might be his mortal enemy.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 65
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Nobody on the ranch has seen a drought like the one this summer, ponds have dried up, the creek is down, and the cows are kicking up dust. Then there is a prairie fire. There is a desperate need for rain, and Pete the Barncat is trying to ruin Loper's birthday.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 61
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
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"Everyone knows that bears live in the mountains-- and there are no mountains in the Texas Panhandle. So, when Slim claims to have seen a bear cross the road, no one knows what to believe. It must have been a burro. That's it, it was a donkey. But then, Deputy Kile reports that there really is a bear on the loose in Ochiltree County! With news like this, the ranch's Security Force goes on Red Alert. Will Hank be able to defend the ranch from a raging,...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 66
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank is in real trouble this time. Loper and Sally May's relatives are coming for Christmas dinner, and Sally May has been working to get the entire ranch in order — including preparing for the Christmas feast. Unfortunately, when she discovers that the turkey she bought has met a terrible end, she pins the blame on Hank! Is he the guilty party, or have more sinister forces been at work to frame him for the crime? Later that day things seem to be...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 70
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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It's a blustery day in late fall, and Hank decides to sneak into the back of Slim's pickup and hitch a ride with the cowboys to a neighbor's fall branding. However, instead of running into either Miss Viola or the beautiful Miss Beulah the Collie, as he'd hoped, Hank finds himself on Baxter's ranch! Things aren't all bad though, since Baxter happens to be the very cowboy who owns the gorgeous Miss Scamper the Beagle! Unfortunately for Hank, Miss Scamper...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 55
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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"There's a burglar on the loose, and he's robbing houses with the help of a super-sneaky, super-stinky, secret weapon. As Head of Security, Hank knows it's his job to protect the ranch and all the buildings on it. So when a suspicious character comes sniffing around Slim's bachelor shack, Hank heads right into action. But does Hank have what it takes to save the day--even after getting caught in the spray of some very unsavory artillery?"--From publisher...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 69
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank and Slim encounter unexpected dangers and surprises as they search for a herd of missing show goats.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 64
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Slim must complete Uncle Johnny's "little job" which has become more complicated than Slim signed up for, and race home in time to patch things up with Miss Viola, or their engagement may be over.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 71
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"After his many years as a typical bachelor cowboy, Slim Chance is convinced-- against his will-- that he needs to build his own herd of cattle and invest in the future. So, he takes the plunge, takes out a loan, and takes his newly-bought heifers to a pasture on Viola's father's ranch. But, just about the time his new herd is calved-out and his investment is beginning to look promising, the dry and windy weather conditions put the entire county on...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 56
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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When Hank the Cowdog hears reports that coyotes are planning to go after the chickens, he manages to resist the temptation to join them and instead thwarts their attack, earning Sally May's forgiveness, and persuading Loper to stop feeding him Cheapo brand dog food.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 72
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank the Cowdog investigates when Pete the Barncat reports about a strange, tree-devouring creature.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 26
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Quail season has started, and Plato the Birddog is impressing the lovely Miss Beulah with his pointing ability. So, Hank tries to impress her with some bird work of his own by chasing a flock of noisy, wild turkeys away from the house. However, Sally May had been watching the turkeys, and that means that Hank is in deep trouble. But, in the middle of all of this, Beulah gets kidnapped by Scraunch. Can Hank save her?
58) The big question
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It's the day before Christmas, and Loper and Sally May have left Slim to manage the ranch while they go off to visit relatives for the holidays. But, a storm blows in and the electric fence separating a herd of steers from the highway shorts out.Now it's up to Slim, Viola and the ranch's Security Division to jump into action!
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Hank the Cowdog volume 17
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, finds himself stranded in town and drawn into a dangerous situation involving his sister Maggie and a terrible bully named Rambo.
60) The Frozen Rodeo
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Hank the Cowdog volume 74
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
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It's early January on Hank's ranch when Slim and Loper receive word that an ice storm is headed their way. However, just as they're about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to safely weather the storm, Deputy Kile calls with some bad news. It seems that one of their electric fences has short-circuited, and some of their wheat pasture steers have strayed into town and onto the Twitchell golf course! Slim saddles up his horse and heads...