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Holding on for Dear Life
By Dusti Bowling
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By Dusti Bowling
Hardcover edition
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Imprint Bloomsbury USA ISBN9781547616060
Holding on for Dear Life
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Acclaimed author Dusti Bowling tells the story of a boy trying to keep his family together while facing side effects from the sport he loves.
Canyon loves bull riding, but the sport doesn't exactly love him back. Doctors have warned him about his repeated concussions, but bull riding is the only thing he and his dad connect on since Canyon's mom died. Canyon is convinced winning the Junior World Bull Riding championship will be the thing to bring them together again, that once he has that shiny belt buckle all the pain will be worth it. Besides, Canyon has a way to help his hurt: playing the fiddle.
When Canyon is chosen for a music competition show, a new dream begins to form. But Dad is getting worse, and Canyon feels more pressure than ever to hold his family together—even if it means choosing to hurt himself bull riding over healing through music. But is Canyon holding on to all the right things? Or are there some he needs to let go of?
Canyon loves bull riding, but the sport doesn't exactly love him back. Doctors have warned him about his repeated concussions, but bull riding is the only thing he and his dad connect on since Canyon's mom died. Canyon is convinced winning the Junior World Bull Riding championship will be the thing to bring them together again, that once he has that shiny belt buckle all the pain will be worth it. Besides, Canyon has a way to help his hurt: playing the fiddle.
When Canyon is chosen for a music competition show, a new dream begins to form. But Dad is getting worse, and Canyon feels more pressure than ever to hold his family together—even if it means choosing to hurt himself bull riding over healing through music. But is Canyon holding on to all the right things? Or are there some he needs to let go of?
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