PFC Lug Nut
Happy Farm
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“Whoooo-whoooo-whooo is this fool that dares tell me to halt and ask my name?” “Private First Class Lug Nut, United States Army, that’s who! And it is you, Twister, who is the fool to trespass on Happy Farm and frighten my friends! Not another twist forward, Twister! Name yourself!: “Whooo-haaa-haaaa-haaa, yooooou insolent truck! I will do more than frighten your friends when I have ripped you to pieces and scattered your parts in the directions of the four winds!”
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PFC Lug Nut is a 1942 Army truck with a special ability: he can talk to humans. After serving in the war, he has been shipped back to his home base, Fort Riley, in Kansas. There, when the new truck models come out, the older trucks go to people who can use them. Lug Nut goes to Mr. Hank Kirby and his wife, Edith, the owners of Happy Farm. Lug Nut is glad to be on the farm; he helps Mr. Kirby take care of the animals, and they all live as one big, happy family. Then one day the sky turns a swirling gray-black, and Lug Nut hears Mrs. Kirby say, “Hank, a twister is coming! I just heard it on the radio!” The heroic truck must face down a huge and deadly tornado—and that’s just the beginning of his troubles on Happy Farm. When he finds himself banished in the forest, what else can destiny have in store for him? In this story, the second in a series, a truck with the ability to speak to humans defends his farm friends from danger and starts down the path of an unexpected journey.
About the Author
Thomas Rippy is an outdoor enthusiast who has had a love for animals and all things mechanical since boyhood. He is a project guy, and restoring older vehicles is his hobby. Lessons learned in his life’s experiences and adventures has given him a unique perspective on human nature. He brings to life this perspective in his books.