Swear to Howdy by Wendelin Van Draanan. 144p. Random House Children's Books, October, 2003. 9780375825057.
When Russell Cooper moves with his family to Pickett Lane and meets his neighbor, Joey Banks, he's not sure what to think. But, quick as anything Joey nicknames him Rusty because, "You ain't never gonna survive around here with a name like Russell!" The two become fast friends and are getting into all sorts of hijinks together but swearing to howdy that they will keep their secrets. But when a prank goes horribly wrong, swearing to howdy that they will keep the secret becomes increasingly difficult. This short, intense read was published in 2003. Van Draanan is the author of the popular Sammy Keyes mysteries and Flipped.
When I decided to feature this as a #tbr post, I decided to reread it because I recall how stunned I felt by the turn of events. The story held up on reread some 14 years later. I'm not really loving the change in the cover art though.
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