This one really left me lukewarm. While the idea of a “gunslinger” whose gun shoots lightning rather than bullets was cute, there was no real setup. I realize that the spaghetti Western trope of mysterious man who arrives and changes the town, then leaves without a word, is the basis for this book, my child wants to know why Larry has this special gun. What happens to the town?

I’m also bothered by the fact that Larry not only uses his special gun on the bad guys, but on the entire town. Forcing everyone to be happy and good makes me very, very nervous.

Possible Objectionable Material:
Guns (real and special), bank robberies, a bar, general mayhem.

Who Might Like This Book:
Those who like Westerns and mysterious strangers. The lower end of the target age range.

This review is also posted at http://biblioquacious.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-mysterious-stranger-comes-to-town.h...

Thank you, NetGalley, for the ebook. ( )