Jon Scieszka & David Yoo 
Guys Read: A Fistful of Feathers 
A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business

Sam has a problem: his dad doesnt think hes man enough. So Dad decides hes going to toughen Sam up by getting a turkey to raise in preparation for Thanksgiving. But no one is prepared for the place Travis the turkey finds in the family, and Sam soon realizes the frightening truth: its him, or the turkey. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.