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The Dog Who Would Not Smile (Nathan T. Riggins Western Adventure Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 48 ratings

Nathan T. Riggins traveled West alone and across the Nevada desert by stagecoach. He searched for his parents after his grandparents died while caring for him. When he finally arrived in Willow Creek, he panicked as he hurried from one empty building to the next. Where was everyone? How could everybody in a whole town just disappear?
In the deserted Post Office, bags of unopened mail lay everywhere. With increasing dread, he looked through the stacks of letters. There it was--his own letter to his parents telling them he was coming. No wonder they hadn't waited for him. Now what should he do? Why wasn't God taking better care of him?
Soon he comes face to face with one danger after another--Indians, a masked gunman, a blinding sandstorm, a rattlesnake. Again and again, a strange dog who seemed to adopt him came to his rescue. But where are his parents?

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Stephen Bly published over 100 fiction and nonfiction books for adults and kids. He won the Christy Award in the category of Westerns. The Dog Who Would Not Smile is the first book of six in the Nathan T. Riggins Western Adventure Series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00V49KOG6
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 23, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2187 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 132 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1508942781
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 48 ratings

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Stephen A. Bly
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STEPHEN BLY (1944-2011) and his widow, author Janet Chester Bly, published over 120 fiction and nonfiction books for adults and kids with over two million books in print. Janet Chester Bly and their three sons Russell, Michael and Aaron, finished Stephen's last novel for him, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, Book 7 in the Stuart Brannon Series, a Selah Award Finalist. Janet Chester Bly is working on her first solo adult fiction series, The Trails of Reba Cahill: Wind in the Wires, Down Squash Blossom Road, and Beneath a Camperdown Elm. They have four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Other recent novels released include Throw The Devil Off The Train, Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon, Creede of Old Montana, and The Land Tamers.

Four of Stephen Bly's novels were finalists and THE LONG TRAIL HOME won the 2002 Christy Award in westerns category for excellence in Christian fiction.

His PAPERBACK WRITER received strong national reviews from PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, etc.

He was a popular speaker at colleges, schools, churches, seminars and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was featured on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus On The Family.

He was pastor of churches in California and Idaho, including Winchester Community Church in Winchester, Idaho. He also served as the town's mayor (1999-2007). He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America and graduated summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Fresno State College. He earned an M. Div. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary.

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Customers find the book an enjoyable read for young readers and casual readers. They appreciate the entertaining story with adventure, drama, and humor. The book series is praised as great and well-written. Readers enjoy stories set in different eras and places.

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Customers find the book suitable for young readers and casual readers. It's described as a fast-paced adventure about a 12-year-old boy.

"...No swearing and no wild sex scenes. Think this was a young adult book as it’s about a 12 year old boy...." Read more

"Fast paced adventure for young readers. Full of laugh out loud humor and a moral lesson that is presented with a light hand." Read more

"This was written for a younger reader, but at 61 years old, I LOVED it. This series was great!" Read more

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Customers enjoy the story's quality. They find it entertaining with interesting information and plenty of adventure, drama, and humor. The book contains godly principles and decent endings.

"...Lots of adventure, drama and humor too. Will he ever find his parents? This is the first in a series, and it won't be the last one I read...." Read more

"...The westerns are especially fun, but every book contains godly principles and decent morals...." Read more

"...Think this was a young adult book as it’s about a 12 year old boy. Good story about a city boy becoming westernized." Read more

"...Stephen ably always has a good ending." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book series. They find it an easy read.

"Great book series. My sons and now my grandsons have all loved them." Read more

"Great character building book, well written. My 11 year old loved reading the series, and now my 5 year old enjoys listening to dad read to him." Read more

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Customers find the book easy to read and well-written. They say it's a nice read for people who like stories based on different eras and places.

"Nice read for people who like stories based different eras and places.. prefer to my own choice of amount of information and what I care to comment..." Read more

"Great character building book, well written. My 11 year old loved reading the series, and now my 5 year old enjoys listening to dad read to him." Read more

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  • rick
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 20, 2024
    a gift.

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