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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 sexClaudia's big party (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 122)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Claudia is having trouble juggling time with her friends, her homework, and her new boyfriend, Josh. Then she gets the…
idea of having a big party to get all of her friends together. She even plans the party for the weekend her parents will be out of town. A big mistake. For grades 3-6I'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 murderDevil'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 violenceBeethoven in Paradise
Par Barbara O'Connor. 1997
Martin lives in the Paradise trailer park with his folks. His dream is to play a musical instrument, but his…
abusive father thinks music is stupid and insists Martin play baseball, instead. Some strong language. For grades 5-8Blood 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 violenceKristy in charge: the Baby-sitters Club (The baby-sitters Club Ser. #No. 123)
Par Ann Martin. 1998
Students at Stoneybrook Middle School are given a chance to teach a class three days a week. Several members of…
the Baby-Sitters Club take part. Kristy Thomas is in charge of a gym class with Cary Retlin, but their first session is a disaster. For grades 4-7The unprotected witness
Par James Stevenson. 1997
Even though Pete's father was in the federal witness protection program, he was killed, and there is still the matter…
of missing money. The gangsters who want the money figure Pete knows where it is hidden. When Pete finds the telephone bugged, he realizes that he is an unprotected witness who needs friends more than ever. Sequel to The Bones in the Cliff (BR 10483). For grades 4-7Ronicky 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 themMr. Ape
Par Dick King-Smith, Roger Roth. 1998
Mr. Ape is an old man, suddenly free of wife and offspring, living in his family estate, Penny Royal. Happy…
to make his own decisions, he lives in the kitchen and buys hens to keep in the living room. He befriends Jake and his father, Joe--traveling gypsies who prove to be kindred spirits. For grades 3-6Stay 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 secret life of Amanda K. Woods
Par Ann Cameron. 1998
Just before Amanda's only friend, Lyle, moves away, the two eleven-year-olds use a technique from a comic book to exchange…
hands in order to remain close. Amanda uses her new right hand and some advice from her "perfect" older sister to guide her through the awkward, friendless time that follows. For grades 4-7The 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. ViolenceThe skull of truth: A Magic Shop Book (Magic Shop Bks.)
Par Bruce Coville. 1997
Running from bullies, Charlie escapes into Mr. Elives's magic shop where, to his own horror, he steals a human skull.…
Worse, the skull talks and it forces Charlie to always tell the truth--something he rarely did in the past. For grades 4-7Joyride
Par Gretchen Olson. 1998
When Jeff McKenzie and a friend take a joy ride through a farmer's bean field one night, Jeff has no…
idea he will spend the summer in a strawberry field. He had planned to play tennis, but this is the price he must pay for ruining the farmer's irrigation motor. Jeff learns a lot and is befriended by the farmer's daughter and a farm hand. For junior and senior high readersThe 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 violenceBeing youngest
Par Jim Heynen. 1997
Gretchen's family has just moved down the road from Henry's family's Iowa farm. Both are children who have hateful older…
siblings and know that being youngest means nothing good ever happens to you. But their friendship with each other and with an odd old couple changes this. For grades 5-8Tucket's ride (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par 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 5-8