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By D. Anne Love, Ronald Himler. 1995
Caroline and Jess have lost their mother, and now their father has been seriously injured building a barn. Both children…
struggle to get along with their prim and proper grandmother, who has reluctantly come to their farm in the Dakota prairie to take care of the family. For grades 2-4By Zilpha Keatley Snyder. 2000
In this companion to Gib Rides Home, Gib is leaving the orphanage for the second time to return to the…
Thornton ranch, where he cares for the horses. During a blizzard a beautiful gray thoroughbred, abused and hungry, finds his way to the stable. For grades 4-7. 2000By Glen Rounds. 1954
By Sid Fleischman, Jos. A. Smith. 1992
1894. Twelve-year-old Jake Bannock assumes that he is an orphan after he sees his actor-father's coffin lowered into the ground…
at Blow- fly, Nevada. If one discounts the rumor that Sam Bannock had con- cealed a cache of diamonds, Jake's only inheritance is his father's part-wolf mongrel dog. His father called the dog Amigo; Jake calls him Jim Ugly. Together they set out to learn the truth about Sam's supposed demise--and the diamonds. For grades 4-7. 1992By Kathleen Karr. 2001
Missouri, 1860. Simon, fifteen, has just finished the third grade for the fourth time, and his teacher thinks he should…
try something new. When Simon ends up at his neighbor's turkey farm and learns that turkeys are more valuable in Colorado, he decides to drive a flock to Denver--eight hundred miles away. If he makes it, he just might be a rich man. For grades 4-7By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca. 1997
When Jack and Annie explore the Wild West to solve another riddle, cowboy Slim Cooley mistakes them for horse thieves.…
They ride horses and face mustang rustlers and a ghost before leaving. For grades 2-4. 1997By Caroline Lawrence. 2014
1862 Nevada. Twelve-year-old P.K. Pinkerton's detective agency is thriving and he takes on a partner, Ping. Then Opal Blossom abducts…
P.K. and hires him to track her ex-fiancé--and P.K.'s mentor--Poker Face Jace. P.K. discovers that Poker Face may be in danger. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2014By Caroline Lawrence. 2012
Following the adventures in The Case of the Deadly Desperados (DB 75506), twelve-year-old P.K. Pinkerton operates a private-eye business out…
of Virginia City, Nevada. When Martha, a young maid, witnesses a murder, P.K. vows to keep her safe. Some violence. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012By Caroline Lawrence. 2012
Introducing P.K. Pinkerton, Master of Disguise When twelve-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton's foster parents are murdered by Whittlin' Walt and his…
gang of ruthless desperados, Pinky goes on the run and is forced into hiding with Ma's priceless last possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. But relying on disguises will only keep Pinky hidden for so long, and the desperados are quickly closing in . . . Narrated by the incredibly lively Pinky, this thrilling high-speed chase through the Wild West will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.By John H. Ritter. 2009
California, 1881. Twelve-year-old Jack Dillon hopes to play baseball on his uncle's rough-and-tumble Dillontown Nine team. While crossing the desert…
on horseback, Jack encounters Billy the Kid and reads him a news clipping about the team's big-stakes challenge to the champion Chicago White Stockings. For grades 5-8. 2009By Eric Melvin Reed, Susanne George-Bloomfield. 2007
Twenty-six short western adventure stories originally published in two children's magazines, Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas, written between the 1890s…
and World War I. Includes "The Buffalo Hunt," "Our First Well in Nebraska," and "Sister Anne and the Cowboy," among others. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2007By Theodore Taylor. 2005
Arizona, 1881. Young orphan Billy Bonney is persuaded to take part in his first train robbery, unaware that his cousin…
and best friend Willie Monroe is now the sheriff. Soon Billy's two-timing partners and Willie are chasing him down. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005By John R. Erickson. 2004
Texas, 1927. Summer boredom ends for fourteen-year-old Riley and his twelve-year-old brother Coy when family friend Aaron Kaplan lands an…
airplane at their ranch. Out steps Dr. Montrose from the Peabody Museum and the boys' archaeological adventure begins. Sequel to Moonshiner's Gold (Tx-BPH (CBT 6809)). For grades 5-8. 2004By Janice Lee Smith, Lisa Thiesing. 2004
When some smelly cowboys who refuse to bathe come to town while the sheriff is away, young Deputy Jess and…
Deputy Gussy, her aunt, must find a way to enforce the no-stink law. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 2004By John R. Erickson. 2001
Texas Panhandle, 1927. After his father's death fourteen-year-old Riley, his younger brother Coy, and their fiddle-playing grandfather must find a…
way to save the family ranch from a group of moonshiners. For grades 5-8. 2001By Nancy Antle. 2000
On Christmas Eve, Sam and the members of his Wild West Show help a trainful of people who were robbed.…
Sam and Rodeo Rosie follow the robbers' trail and find that outlaws Flo and Bo have captured a "very unmerry-looking gentleman in a red suit." For grades K-3. 2000By Gary Paulsen. 2000
Francis, Lottie, and Billy carry along the Spanish treasure of gold and silver found in Tucket's Gold (DB 49864) as…
they survive a series of hair-raising adventures while heading west. Francis never doubts that he will find his family again. Some violence. For grades 5-8. 2000By Gary Paulsen. 1999
In this sequel to Tucket's Ride (DB 46884, BR 11810), fifteen-year-old Francis Tucket and Lottie and Billy, the two children…
he has adopted, are still traveling in the Old West. Managing to evade ruthless outlaws, they discover ancient Spanish treasure but may not live to enjoy it. For grades 5-8. 1999By Gary Paulsen. 1977
Francis Tucket is only a few years older than Lottie and Billy, the orphans he rescued in Call Me Francis…
Tucket (DB 43950, BR 10437). Searching for Oregon they end up in Mexico territory, right in the middle of the war. Francis kills an American soldier in self defense, landing himself in a mess of trouble. For grades 5-8By Sid Hite. 2000
Texas, 1872. Melvin "Stick" Fitchett, a Civil War veteran, runs into sixteen-year-old Melvin "Whittle" Smyte on the lonesome prairie. The…
two become partners while Stick searches for his long-lost sweetheart, Evelyn. When they find out that she has been kidnapped, they ride to the rescue. For grades 6-9. 2000