Rodeo Red and her hound dog, Rusty, are happy as can be until Side Swiping Slim comes to town and starts stirring up trouble for them, but when Slim steals Rusty, Red will do anything to get him back--even give up the birthday gift her Aunt Sal, a city slicker, sent. Interest Level: K-3 Reading Level: 3.0 ATOS Book Level: 3.9 AR Interest Level: LG AR Points: .5 AR Quiz: 171975EN Reading Counts Level: 3.4 Reading Counts Points: 1 Lexile Measure: 720 Lexile Code: AD (Adult Directed) Fountas & Pinnell: M.