Bill Wallace grew up in Oklahoma. Along with riding their horses,
he and his friends enjoyed campouts and fishing trips. Toasting
marshmallows, telling ghost stories to scare one another, and
catching fish was always fun. One of the most memorable trips
took place on the far side of Lake Lawtonka, at the base of Mt.
Scott. He and his best friend, Gary, spent the day shooting shad
with bow and arrows, cutting bank poles, and getting ready to go
when their dads got home from work.
Although there was no "monster" in Lake Lawtonka, one night
there was a "sneak attack" by a rather large catfish
tail. Checking the bank poles was not nearly as fun or "free" after
that point, but it was the inspiration for this story. Bill
Wallace has won nineteen children's state awards and been awarded
the Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award for Children's
Literature from the Oklahoma Center for the Book.
"A surefire winner of a tale... The author has created characters whom readers come to know and care about. He has spun a story filled with small escapades interspersed with heart-stopping excitement and terror".-- School Library Journal
"A surefire winner of a tale... The author has created characters whom readers come to know and care about. He has spun a story filled with small escapades interspersed with heart-stopping excitement and terror".
-- School Library Journal
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