The Story
A beast of a tale, for true!
Hatcher Hampton is turning twelve. Per family tradition, heāll be entering his first fishing rodeo, hoping to prove heās better than his older brother. First prize wins $500āmoney that could save his family from being evicted from their homeāandĀ the winner gets his picture in the paper!
Reality soon intervenes in Hatcherās heroic fantasy as he faces pestering insects, a one-armed man, angry seas, boat blunders, and an old swamp legend. Getting stuck in a mosquito-infested swamp with Grampa Grump and no extra underwear isnāt what he had in mind in this coming-of-age story like no other!
Description
A beast of a tale, for true!
Hatcher Hampton is turning twelve. Per family tradition, heāll be entering his first fishing rodeo, hoping to prove heās better than his older brother. First prize wins $500āmoney that could save his family from being evicted from their homeāandĀ the winner gets his picture in the paper!
Reality soon intervenes in Hatcherās heroic fantasy as he faces pestering insects, a one-armed man, angry seas, boat blunders, and an old swamp legend. Getting stuck in a mosquito-infested swamp with Grampa Grump and no extra underwear isnāt what he had in mind in this coming-of-age story like no other!
