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By Caroline Lawrence. 2014
Winning hearts and rave reviews, master-of-disguise P. K. Pinkerton returns to the Wild West in the best adventure yet! P.…
K. Pinkerton’s detective agency is thriving in Virginia Cityuntil the evening P. K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into the back of a wagon! Surfacing in Chinatown, P. K. is forced into taking a job trailing the abductor’s fiancé in Carson City. Danger lurks at every turn. P. K. must battle quicksand, escape the despicable former Deputy Marshall, Jack Williams, and save Poker Face Jace from certain death at the hands of the fatal Black Widow,” who is courting P. K. ’s friend and mentor. Master-of-disguise P. K. Pinkerton has almost perfected the art of staying hidden in plain sight, but when the stakes become life or death, the only thing that can save the young detective is to give away the biggest secret of all. .By Caroline Lawrence. 2012
"Clever, and very funny."--The New York TimesThe year is 1862, and twelve-year-old P.K. "Pinky" Pinkerton is on the run from…
Whittlin' Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados. P.K. is determined to hold on to Ma's last priceless possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. Problem is, that's exactly what Whittlin' Walt is after, and he'll do just about anything to get his hands on it. P.K. will have to be both clever and cunning to evade the band of outlaws. But time is running out, and no one can run forever. After all, this is the Wild West, and there's hardly a safe place to hide.By T. T. Macdangereuse. 2015
The #1 hit show heads out West! The third novel in the Epic Tales from Adventure Time series takes the…
adventure to the Wild West and stars Marceline as a notorious outlaw on the run. The series, based on an idea from Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward, features the show's beloved characters in stories inspired by classic pulp novels (with a touch of romance) in a fan-fiction version of Ooo.By Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L.. 2010
When Joe Hayes was a boy, he loved to wear his black and white high-top sneakers. He wore them every…
day. "Get rid of those shoes," his mother told him one morning. "They smell terrible!" But did Joe listen, did he believe what his mother said? Not until he met the back end of a skunk!By Eric Pierpoint. 2013
"I need you to be strong." Caleb O'Toole could hear his mother's last words as clearly as if she was…
sitting right next to him. He promised her he'd keep his sisters safe. But safety is over a thousand miles away in the rugged Bitteroot Mountains--past dust-choked deserts and thorny tumbleweeds and as sun so hot, it's hard to breathe. Tornadoes and hungry wolves wait for them on the path ahead. But with the infamous Blackstone Gang hot on their trail, Caleb has no choice but to keep going. There's no telling how far the gang will go to keep their latest murder a secret. And Caleb is the number one witness to their crime. Caleb O'Toole can hear his mother's last words: "I need you to be strong." and he can't let her down.By L. Ron Hubbard. 2012
Wrangle with some of the finest renegades, outlaws and dangerous desperados in the wild, wild west. Saddle up for excitement…
with these riveting tales of the Old West that appeared in the pages of the most popular pulp fiction magazines of the 1930's and 1940's. "With the flair of a Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey."--True WestThis Collection includes: International Book Awards Winners: Devil's Manhunt & Death Waits at Sundown, International Book Awards Finalists: Baron of the Coyote River & Cattle King for a Day as well as Six-Gun Caballero, The Toughest Ranger, The Magic Quirt, Under the Diehard Brand, Shadows from Boot Hill and Branded Outlaw.By L. Ron Hubbard. 2007
Wrangle with the outlaws in the wild, wild west. After receiving word of his grandfather's premature death, Chinook Shannon rides…
long and hard from Arizona to reach Bull Butte, Montana. When three local road agents fail to stop him from entering town, he arrives only to be told by the local banker that the family's Slash S cattle ranch--the largest in the territory--will be foreclosed in just twenty-four hours.Chinook soon discovers that it may be far tougher than he thought to discover who killed his grandfather and who is trying to take his ranch away, as he faces forgery, sabotage and murder! ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORY "COME AND GET IT""...Here is nonstop action with a Mark Twain twist." --True West * An International Book Awards FinalistBy L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Experience a tale from the Old West. When Lee Thompson is making the long journey from Texas to Montana to…
see his aging father, he gets wind of the fact that the old man, one Sheriff Diehard Thompson, is losing control over Wolf River's town troublemakers. So, Lee decides to step in.Lee's choice is a tough one, as the rule of law and his father's reputation hang in the balance. Since Diehard hasn't seen Lee in fifteen year's, Lee's not entirely surprised when his father doesn't recognize him. But more trouble awaits; it seems every frontier criminal has heard the same rumor of how easy the town is for outlaws, and nobody's seen the sheriff draw in three years. Now they're all on their way.ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORIES: "THE GHOST TOWN GUN-GHOST" AND "HOSS TAMER""Plus, Under the Diehard Brand gives the reader and listener three solid stories--and two real winners--for the price of one."--Somebody Dies, Craig Clarke book reviewBy L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Saddle up for this adventure. Michael Patrick Obanon, proud owner of a 100,000-acre spread willed to him by his father,…
suddenly loses his entire inheritance when a band of criminals makes false claims on the ranch. Faced with having to save his property and his people, Obanon takes a courageous stand against the renegades.Yet he soon realizes it will take far more than mere weapons to win the day. With all guns seemingly drawn against him, Michael must come up with a devious strategy of his own to outwit the imposters and regain his birthright. "If proof were needed that L. Ron Hubbard could handle the Western with the flair of a Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey, this book is it." --True West MagazineBy L. J. Hunt. 2004
Meet Bud Abernathy, age nine, and his brother, Temp, age five: two cowboys determined to see the Old West. The…
boys are headed for the Goodnight Ranch, where their daddy once was known as "Catch'em Alive" Jack for his ability to catch live wolves with his bare hands. To get to Goodnight, the brothers and their horses, Sam and Geronimo, will have to cross the caprock, a vast desert that is the loneliest place on earth. They're determined to do it -- and to do it alone. Some would say that the story of the boys' journey is a mighty tall tale. But it's entirely true.By L. Ron Hubbard. 2012
Enjoy this tale from the wild, wild west. Cowboy Petey McGuire has been kicked around so much that he's turned…
forlorn, self-despairing and gun-shy. Yet starvation has a way of changing a man and so, armed only with his attitude and a hungry belly, Petey finds his way to the headquarters of the Arizona Rangers looking for a job.Petey also finds a new ornery personality; he claims to be the toughest man around from Kansas City to N'Orleans, a man so tough he'd give a rattler nightmares. But when the chief Ranger, Captain Shannon, calls Petey's bluff and sends him after the most dangerous desperado in the state, Petey must discover what it really means to be Ranger-tough. ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORIES "THE RANCH THAT NO ONE WOULD BUY" AND "SILENT PARDS""With the flair of a Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey.." --True WestBy Tony Johnston. 2002
It is Pa who decides to leave New Hampshire Gather your necessaries he tells his family…
So they pack up pots and pans food and farm tools Ma hates to leave her home Still she says Gather your loved things So they take a book and seeds and their dolls Good-bye the youngest calls Then they are gone With the necessaries clanking tink-tink tonk-tonk and wagon wheels creaking they make their way They meet other families and Ma hears stories that cause new dreams to pull her heart too But the dreams must share the trek with tears Tears for the days without rain then tears for the bullet rain that comes for the swelling rivers that carry their cow and chickens away for the graves they pass The family keeps its hopes alive by singing songs storm songs wheel-fixing songs songs for going on Johnston s graceful story gives readers a strong feeling for one family s struggle and accomplishment on the westward journey to a new homeBy Helen Ketteman, Will Terry. 2014
There once was a cowpoke who swallowed an ant-- A fiery thing with a Texas-sized sting.The cowpoke panted, and his…
voice got higher."Yippie-ti-yay! My stomach's on fire!!"In this Texas-styled reworking of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," a cowboy downs a variety of native Southwest creatures--a spider, a roadrunner, a lizard, an armadillo, a snake, a boar, and more--all to catch that ant! This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book.By Verla Kay. 1999
What's a farmer to do when he sees hundreds of miners heading west to get rich? Join them! Jasper is…
off to California with dreams of the gold that will fill his pans to overflowing. This year is the 150th anniversary of the Gold Rush, and the punchy, rhythmic verse and fun, detailed illustrations of this book combine to bring this vibrant period in American history to life.By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
The magical world of pulp fiction. Explore uncharted, larger-than-life & historically accurate tales from an author who lived his adventures.…
These are six award-winning titles by one of the world's most published authors, L. Ron Hubbard. Six books, thirteen stories, original illustrations and glossaries of cultural and historical terms. "A 'must' for his legions of fans and an impressive tribute to is storytelling skills in the heyday of pulp magazine fiction!"--The Midwest Book Review This Collection includes: International Book Awards Winner: Devil's Manhunt, AudioFile Award Winners: The Iron Duke, Sea Fangs & Tomb of the Ten Thousand Dead, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winners: Spy Killer and The Great Secret.By Gwen Cole. 2018
In the near post-apocalyptic future, the skies are always gray and people are constantly searching for the sun. For teenage…
outlaw Seph, it’s the only world he’s ever known. With his horse, his favorite pistol, and his knowledge for survival passed down from his dead father, Seph knows it’s safer to be alone. But after a run-in with a local gang that call themselves the Lawmen, and having been wrongly accused of murder, Seph teams up with Avery-a determined girl whose twin brother has been taken by the same gang. After living in a small, rundown town her whole life, Avery knows nothing of the Wild-the lands controlled by nobody where travel is risky. With Seph’s help, they track down her brother but quickly find the tables have turned and they are now the ones being hunted. With rumors of mysterious dangers to the south and a safe sanctuary to the west, they’ve only got one option, but getting there won’t be easy with the Lawmen on their trail. The only thing that matters in the Wild is how fast your trigger hand is, but Seph doesn’t know if his will be fast enough to save them all.By Tori Telfer. 2017
Chummy and Sandra Bee were the rowdiest little kids in Ruby, Arizona. But when they helped start the gold rush…
in Ruby, people stopped calling them "wild" and "rambunctious" and started calling them "plucky" and "clever."By Edward Loffredo. 2015
Never heard of a Buffarillo? Why, it's a creature that's half-gorilla, half-buffalo, and all hero. In "The Lost Aztiki Tribe…
and the Mysterious Cave of Gold," Bob and his merry band of adventurers learn of an ancient lost tribe, a missing princess, and a legendary cave filled with unimaginable treasures. That's more than enough to start them off on a journey across the Western plains, but what they will find is not at all what they expect.By Lois Lenski. 2001
Cowboy Small takes good care of his horse, Cactus. In return, Cactus helps Cowboy Small get work done on the…
range. Together they round up cattle for branding and live the good life. At night, Cowboy Small eats at the chuck wagon, sings with his friends, and sleeps under the stars.By Jesse Wiley. 2019
In this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you…
can make it to Oregon City!It's 1845 and your family is fleeing Florida with hopes of starting fresh out west. You'll encounter sudden snowstorms that will overwhelm your wagon train en route to the Oregon Trail. Food will become scarce--and you'll get lost. Can you survive the unseasonably cold climates? If you make the right choices, you could find the Lewis-Clark Trail, which would lead back to the Oregon Trail—though it will take longer than you'd planned. Do you have the supplies to last? Can you survive the harsh cold and sickness, pioneer? Choose right and blaze a trail to Oregon City! Includes a map and useful tips on how to survive the Trail.