Rodeo Warrior
Jean Schuster
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(Small Town Press, June 28, 2013)
Come Along for the Ride!"The mechanical bull swung violently from side to side. Tanner jerked forward and backward until his head almost touched the rump of the bull. He clung to the bull rope with his gloved hand, clenched his jaw, scrunched his eyes shut, and hung on..."Rodeo Warrior is a realistic fictional story inspired by the life of professional rodeo bullfighter Arleigh Bonnaha. Thirteen-year old Tanner Bonnaha lives on the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Reservation in Arizona. His father Arleigh is a wildlife biologist and retired professional rodeo rider and bullfighter. Lately, Tanner’s been having strange spirit dreams and visions. What he doesn’t realize is the dreams are just the beginning of his vision quest to overcome his fears and become a Yavapai Rodeo Warrior.Ride along with Arleigh, Gramps, Tanner and his best friend Jake to Prescott’s Frontier Rodeo Days; a camp-out to meet the Yavapai spirit Dreamwalker; and a rattlesnake Range Rustler getaway!