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Par 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. 2005Par 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. 2004Par 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. 2004Par 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. 2001Par 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. 2000Par 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. 2000Par 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. 1999Par 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 5-8Par 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. 2000Par Louise Moeri. 2001
Oregon, 1907. When the horses run off this time, it is up to twelve-year-old "Wart" to round them up. Alone…
in the mountains, he suffers from cold, a lame horse, and a stalking cougar--but he doesn't want to let his father down. Some strong language. For grades 5-8. 2001Par Ann Blakeslee. 1997
Colorado mining town, 1881. Renny Sholto, twelve, often disappoints his father by being too softhearted. When Wong Gum Zi, a…
young Chinese immigrant, comes to town, Renny is the only one who accepts him. But their friendship causes Renny lots of trouble, especially with his dad. For grades 5-8. 1997Par Holly Hughes. 1999
Red Buttes Station, 1860. Eleven-year-old Annie loves living on a Pony Express outpost in the Nebraska Territory. But someone is…
misusing her favorite horse Magpie, and Annie is determined to find out who the culprit is. For grades 4-7. 1999Par Gary Paulsen. 1995
In this sequel to Mr. Tucket (DB 43949), young Francis Tucket has parted ways with the mountain man who rescued…
him from the Pawnees. Francis is now heading alone to Oregon to find his family's wagon train. Along the way he is accosted by a thieving duo and makes three new friends: a mule and two orphaned children. For grades 5-8Par John Erickson. 1994
As Slim and Loper prepare to help a friend with his spring branding for a few days, Hank the Cowdog,…
head of ranch security, sticks his head into a bumblebee nest and gets stung twice on the nose. Loper's wife, Sally May, takes Hank to the vet and tries to make him comfortable while he gets better. But she won't let him into the house until he gives her the "look of maximum woe and misery." For grades 4-7Par Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1985
May-May and Rose Golly know their songs and dances and are all set to head west when their horse refuses…
to go. Once they learn the right words, they're off. But the two sisters still run into trouble because they get mad at each other over who starts the show and who will wear the blue dress. They get lost and sometimes they're afraid, but when they stop fussing, they have one adventure after another. For grades K-3Par Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1990
In this sequel to The Golly Sisters Go West (DB 40049), May-May and Rose Golly have to get their horse…
and wagon across a big river so they can get to town to put on their traveling show. In other adventures, May-May makes the mistake of using pigs instead of rabbits in her magic hat act, Rose tries to sing and dance on a high wire, and the sisters also face a scary swamp. For preschool-grade 2Par Betsy Byars, Sue Truesdell. 1994
In this sequel to Hooray for the Golly Sisters! (DB 40050), May-May and Rose Golly continue their adventures with their…
traveling show. They learn that having a goat in the audience really does mean bad luck, they find a talking rock but disagree with it, they fight over who gets to play a princess, they go on a much-needed holiday, and they weather a thunderstorm. For grades K-3Par Martha Tannery Jones. 2010
Alabama, 1818. A father and mother die of yellow fever, leaving their baby girl alone. Choctaw Indians find her and…
name her Tishepa and raise her as their own. In 1831 the government orders the Choctaws to move to Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Before the tribe moves, Tishepa is discovered by a white doctor and her life is changed. Her uncle has taught her to always look for the good and she struggles to do so. When she realizes the good she decides she belongs to two races and has two families who love her. For grades 5-8Par Mary Pope Osborne. 2006
"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." -- Provided by NLSPar John R Erickson. 2018
"Pete the Barncat isn't known for his reliable story-telling, but when his report about a strange, tree-devouring creature is corroborated…
by another source--namely J.T. Cluck, the ranch's head rooster--Hank decides to investigate. However, just as the plot begins to thicken, Pete claims that it was all a joke and that the creature, a Three-Toed Tree Sloth, was really just a porcupine! Fortunately, Hank realizes that that's just what a sneaky cat would say to throw him off the trail, and his continued investigation soon leads him to a strange, bumbling little creature--the Tree Sloth at last! With the finely-tuned instincts of a Head of Ranch Security, Hank realizes that he must arrest this intruder! However, things don't turn out quite like he'd planned, and Hank soon has a very serious problem on his hands..." --back cover. For grades 3-6