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Tucket's gold (Tucket Adventures Ser. #Bk. 4)
Par 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. 1999To the Far Blue Mountains
Par Louis L'Amour. 1976
Barnabas Sackett sails from England on a voyage to the New World, where a pretty girl is waiting to marry…
him. Once there he sets off for the Far Blue Mountains of Virginia, fighting Indians and other perils along the way. Sequel to Sackett's Land (RC 33963, BR 09555). 1976Shane
Par Jack Schaefer. 1949
Wyoming territory, 1889. A mysterious stranger named Shane rides into the Starretts' ranch and learns of the trouble between cattle…
baron Fletcher and the homesteaders. Shane decides to stay and help the family keep their stake. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 1949The one-way trail: a western trio
Par Max Brand. 1998
Three short novels: Forgotten Treasure, first published in 1922; Outcast Breed, published in 1934; and The One-Way Trail, from 1922.…
In the title piece a young gunman known as "the shifter" is arrested when the sheriff's son disappears after their encounter on a narrow, one-way track in the mountainsTucket'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 5-8Ride against the wind
Par Terrell Bowers. 1996
Stover Gates has hated the Danmyers since one of them killed his brother years ago. When Jerrod Danmyer helps Stover's…
daughter Marian get her wagon and horse team out of a mire, Stover is furious. But life on the Kansas prairie is hard in the late 1800s, and a plague of locusts changes Stover's feelings about his neighborsHidden treasure
Par Stephen Bly. 2000
Nevada, 1905. It looks like the Skinners will never make it to California. O.T.'s friend is lost in the desert,…
and Dola Mae is searching for a missing child. In spite of the harsh weather, abundant sin, and rampant greed, their faith holds up. Sequel to Fool's Gold (BR 13468). 2000Betty Zane (Zane Grey's new western series)
Par Zane Grey. 1995
Recounts the family stories about Betty Zane, the capture of her brother Isaac by a Native American princess, Betty's suitors,…
the successful defense of Fort Henry against the British in 1782, and Betty's race for her life. Grey's first novel about pioneer days, written in 1903The way to Bright Star
Par Dee Brown. 1998
At the turn of the century, Ben Butterfield looks back on his years as a young boy during the Civil…
War. Along with wagon master John Hawkes, Ben and animal handler Hadjee drive two camels captured by a Yankee captain from Texas to Bright Star, Indiana. They encounter many hardships, and Ben loses his heart to a young adventurerStick and Whittle
Par 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. 2000Badlands
Par Elizabeth Fackler. 1996
Ex-outlaw Seth Strummar finds family life and homesteading confining until a loose woman, Lila Keats, shows up. But she has…
come specifically to ruin him and plans to rob the bank where Seth keeps his ill-gotten money. Sequel to Backtrail (BR 11430). Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sexShadow on the trail
Par Zane Grey. 1994
In Texas young bank robber Wade Holden promises his dying mentor that he will go straight. But with the Rangers…
after him, he struggles to find sanctuary. Eventually, with the help of a young woman and her family, he turns his life around in Arizona. Some strong language. 1936Picture rock
Par Stephen Bly. 2001
Nevada, 1906. The town of Goldfield has become dependent on the Skinners' contributions, including Dola Mae's cooking and O.T.'s ability…
to defuse volatile situations. The Skinners, however, still long for California. When their café explodes, they prepare to move. Sequel to Hidden Treasure (BR 13469). 2001Chinook: a north-western story
Par Max Brand. 1998
Joe Harney is a greenhorn, heading for the Alaskan goldfields. On the way he joins up with Andrew Steen and…
his great husky dog, Chinook. Together they come to the aid of a young woman, Kate Winslow. Joe falls for Kate and helps her out of many jamsMy foots in the stirrup-- my pony won't stand
Par Stephen Bly. 1996
Tap Andrews stopped being deputy marshal because there was too much shooting, but now as a brand inspector he's being…
ambushed as he chases cattle rustlers. And Pepper is at home expecting their first baby. Sequel to Stay Away from That City...(BR 11681)Billy Gashade
Par Loren Estleman. 1997
In 1863 a sixteen-year-old boy from a prominent family is caught up in the New York City Draft Riots. Fleeing…
retribution from the Tammany Hall gang, the boy becomes Billy Gashade, a musician in saloons and pleasure houses out west. Throughout his years wandering from place to place, Billy meets characters who become legends: Calamity Jane, Chief Crazy Horse, and Billy the Kid to name a few. Some violenceGhost town: a novel
Par Robert Coover. 1998
A lone cowboy drifting through the desert is engulfed by a ghost town where the inhabitants engage in violent behavior--gunfights,…
robberies, gambling, and whoring--almost every day. The rider becomes a sheriff, then an outlaw, and then he falls in love. Strong language and violenceThe young lion hunter
Par Zane Grey. 1998
Rangers Dick Leslie and Jim Williams and game warden Hiram Bent--with his trained lion-hound, Prince--are mounting an expedition to rid…
Utah's Coconina Forest Preserve of cougars. Easterners Ken Ward and his fourteen-year-old brother, Hal, spend their vacation with the rangers lassoing mountain lionsA different kind of hero (Accelerated Reader Bks.)
Par 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. 1997In the rogue blood
Par James Blake. 1997
In 1845 two teenage brothers, Edward and John Little, flee Florida after killing their deranged father in self-defense. Drifting westward,…
the two discover a dangerous, wild, and bleak land and eventually wind up on opposite sides in the Mexican-American War. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex