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Way Back in the Ozarks Book ReportPart OneTitle Way Back in the OzarksAuthor Howard Hefley Of Pages 262Publisher copyright Date - November 1992Part TwoThis novel is a round a young boys life (the author). It starts of f him describing his home townsfolk and how life was back then. The name of his town is Judy. Then it goes start into his life story. He ask his dad if can go hunting with him one early morning in the summer. He is orgy 8 years of age now and is almost old enough to handle a gun. He begged his dad and he ends up in breathing out with his dad and uncle hunting. This is his first time and he has to try to keep up. So he struggles to keep up and he does. Then later on in the book he is about 10 and wants a dog of his own so he can win money in dog orbital cavity trials and hunt. He only his two dollars and a hunting pup is bout 15 dollars. So he goes up to uncle Lloyds house cause he hears dogs barking and wants to perk whats going on. Well when he gets their he s ees a bastard pup (a mix breed dog) and his uncle training bluetick hounds. He ask he uncle bout the cur and his uncle doesnt want and is going to get rid of it cause its no good to any hunter and the author or monk negotiation him to selling him the dog for 2 bucks the ending is when monk get a coon (raccoon) for a pet. Big John trys to find it and trys to knock off several times. Until one night when he does get it and monk finds out and goes to natess house and hold he at gun point with he the cur dog at monks side. He tells john to turn around and drop his jeans and then monk tell he is dog to bite he butts. If john were to move monk would shoot him. It ends with him talking bout his brother Fesser help writing this book.Part ThreeChapters 1 and 2The start of these two chapters goes something uniform this. Howard Hefley (the author) get his nick name monk. He gets this from going hunting with he is dad and uncle one night. Monk ran ahead and climbed a tree and when they got