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Glenn McCarty was raised in the shadow of Walt Disney World, and has never really grown up. It’s okay, though, because he writes imaginative stories for young people. He suspects this may be a competitive advantage, but he’s never been tested for it. He is not, however, an Animatronic robot. Only when dancing …

Glenn lives with his wife and children in a small town in Western New York that’s pretty much Mayberry. But without Don Knotts. Bummer. He also has a dog who likes to bark at people, then boldly run and hide from them. He is the author of The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson, a middle grade frontier adventure novel. He also proudly contributes to Story Warren, a website which partners with parents to nurture holy imaginatio ...more

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	The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson (Tumbleweed Thompson #1) by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Joe Sutphin (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 136 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Golden Road of Tumbleweed Thompson (Tumbleweed Thompson #2) by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Joe Sutphin (illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Junction Tales by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Joe Sutphin (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song of the Stone TIger it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead-Eye Dan and the Cimarron Kid (Dead-Eye Dan #1) by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Aedan Peterson (Illustrator) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horace and Oscar Visit the Lake by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Janna Mattia (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead-Eye Dan and the Secret of the Swamp (Dead-Eye Dan #2) by Glenn McCarty (Goodreads Author), Joe Hox (illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Don’t Be Bob Dylan

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I wanna be Bob Dylan
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky
When everybody loves you
That’s just about as funky as you can be.

Ah, yes. The timeless lyrics from Counting Crows’ “Mr. Jones,” in which Adam Duritz pines for the career and accolades of Bob Dylan while “down at the New Amsterdam.”

And this is the piece in which I say “Hooey!” to all of that. (Don’t worry.

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Tumbleweed Thompson (2 books)
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Joe Sutphin (illustrator)

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Dead-Eye Dan (2 books)
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Joe Hox (illustrator)

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