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Timber-R-R Thieves

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 4, 5, 6, 7
Page count: 13
Categories: Historical Fiction

Author

Julia
Pferdehirt

Appeared in

Wisconsin Forest Tales

Story Summary

After spending the afternoon with his boy scout troop in the state park, Paul returns home to find two men preparing to steal the four beautiful black walnut trees the family is saving to pay for Paul's college education. Unfortunately his parents are away on errands, leaving Paul to come up with a clever and daring plan to outwit the timber thieves.

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