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The Tonto woman and other western stories
Par Elmore Leonard. 1998
A collection of nineteen westerns. In the title story, an exiled wife tattooed by Indians gets her self-esteem back with…
the help of a cattle rustler. In "The Colonel's Lady," a captive woman rescues herself from the clutches of a lone Apache. Some violenceBacktrail
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1993
Western gunman Seth Strummar may have had a reason to kill, but he is now an outlaw with a price…
on his head. He flees after arranging an escort to safety for his young wife, but she is kidnapped and he again seeks revenge. Sequel to Blood Kin (BR 11426). Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexLifted up by angels
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1997
In this sequel to Angels Watching Over Me (BR 11918), Leah is seventeen, her bone cancer is miraculously in remission,…
and she chooses to spend her summer working in a town near the Amish friends she met at the hospital. Her feelings for Ethan increase, but the reality of their differences is always present. For junior and senior high readersI'm off to Montana for to throw the hoolihan
Par Stephen Bly. 1997
When Pepper married Tap Andrews, their dream was to live quietly on a ranch. Now that Pepper is pregnant, Tap…
is moving them and their eleven-year-old ward, Angelita, to a ranch in Montana. But trouble and bullets seem to follow Tap wherever he goes. Sequel to My Foot's in the Stirrup--My Pony Won't Stand (BR 11682)Hope valley war
Par Brock Thoene. 1997
After nine years on the trail, John Thornton returns to the Utah territory in 1858 to face a grim situation.…
His brother Lucky has been lynched, Lucky's widow is hiding out, and another brother is in jail. As he struggles to sort things out, John himself becomes a target of the conspiracy that led to the murderThe bridge over Flatwillow Creek
Par Lance Wubbels. 1998
Minnesota, 1900s. Annie and Stuart's lives change the day that Stuart rescues her from drowning in Flatwillow Creek. Even though…
Annie's father insists that she marry the banker's son and Stuart is torn between a career in the ministry versus one in medicine, God's love shows them the wayTwelve short stories describe difficult situations experienced by teens and various viewpoints expressed by the teachings of the world's major…
religions. Authors include Virginia Euwer Wolff, Naomi Shihab Nye, M.E. Kerr, and Nancy Springer. Settings include Japan, Haiti, South Carolina, and an American ashram. For junior and senior high readers. 2000Devil's rim
Par Sam Brown. 1998
Concho Smith is headed to Mexico in the summer of 1898 when he comes across Judith Van, who is trying…
to mend a broken gate on her ranch. Her husband has been crippled by a fall from a horse, and she really needs help with the ranch work. Concho stops to help and ends up staying and facing problems. Strong language and some violenceFool's gold
Par Stephen Bly. 2000
1905. The Skinner family heads to California, where they plan to settle down near Mr. Skinner's brother. But a detour…
into the town of Goldfield, Nevada, for supplies changes their plans. They quickly discover that this gold-rush boomtown needs some Christian fellowship. Followed by Hidden Treasure (BR 13469). 2000Blood kin
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1991
In Texas in the 1880s, sixteen-year-old Johanna Devery is forced to work in her stepfather's bordello after she refuses to…
marry Beau Olwell, the man who brutally raped her. She escapes and falls for hired killer Seth Strummar, who is returning to El Paso on a mission of vengeance. Prequel to Backtrail (BR 11430). Strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and some violenceAngels watching over me
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1996
While her mother is honeymooning in Japan with husband number five, sixteen-year-old Leah is in the hospital undergoing tests. After…
a frightening diagnosis, she finds comfort in her young Amish roommate, Rebekah; Rebekah's appealing brother Ethan; and a mysterious night nurse. Prequel to Lifted Up by Angels (BR 11919). For junior and senior high readersThe Heavenly Village
Par Cynthia Rylant. 1999
Seven tales of recently deceased persons who are not quite ready to give up Earth and enter Heaven. God places…
these embodied spirits in the Heavenly Village, a wayside where they can "finish their stories" before ascending to perfect happiness. For junior and senior high and older readers. 1999Ronicky Doone
Par Max Brand. 1921
Ronicky Doone helps a new friend, miner Bill Gregg, track Caroline Smith, a girl he wants to marry, to New…
York City. Once there the two westerners discover that she and her friend, Ruth Tolliver, are employed by a ruthless gangster. Despite overwhelming odds, Doone tries to rescue themThe diary of a country priest
Par Georges Bernanos. 1937
The pearl of Ruby City
Par Jana Harris. 1998
Ruby City, Washington; 1893. Twenty-one-year-old Pearl Ryan hides out in a mining town to escape her shady past. While working…
in the laundry with Mary Reddawn and Chin Lu, she studies medicine under the local Doc. When patients begin dying, Pearl quietly investigates before the law is called in. Some violence. 1998Stay away from that city...they call it Cheyenne
Par Stephen Bly. 1996
Newlyweds Tap and Pepper Andrews have moved to Cheyenne where Tap is deputy marshal. Pappy Divide, the marshal, has been…
shot in the back at the Occidental and Tap is trying to bring the drunken shooter into jail. Pepper hopes Tap survives his law enforcement job. Sequel to Where the Deer and the Antelope Play (BR 11680)The Red River
Par Frederic Bean. 1996
Elias McBee and Seth Booker leave the flatboats of the Mississippi to try their luck trapping along the Red River.…
They find plenty of wildlife but also warring Indian tribes. In time, despite the many hardships and fighting, they decide to stay and live with their native wives. ViolenceSouth wind
Par Don Coldsmith. 1998
A series of historical vignettes portrays the challenges faced by pro-slavery and pro-emancipation settlers in the Kansas Territory before the…
Civil War. The connected episodes present a saga of westward expansion through 1876. Sequel to Tallgrass (DB 46545, BR 11501). 1998Tucket's home (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par 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. 2000The last of the Duanes
Par Zane Grey. 1998
At twenty-three Buck Duane realizes he has inherited the killer instinct when he is provoked by a drunken cowboy. This…
first gunfight makes him an outlaw fugitive, constantly at risk until offered a second chance: to redeem his name as a Texas Ranger. Written in 1913. Some violence