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Teenager Wylie Jackson is allowed to go on his first cattle drive as an assistant cook. Due to a series…
of mishaps, Wylie steals a horse, becomes a vegetarian, and decides to learn doctoring. But with a reward for his return, Wylie cannot escape justice forever. Includes frontier recipes. Senior High. c1998.
In the spring of 1871, Ben Curtis and his brother Bo are driven from their land in Clement County, Texas.…
They join a cattle drive bound for Abilene, where they run up against the tight-faced gambler, Dutch Kessel. The meeting changes Ben's life, causing him to travel across Kansas to Dodge and finally to the open plains on a buffalo hunt, where once again he finds himself under the shadow of a gun. For Junior High readers. c1990.
Orphaned at 16, Annie is told that she should get married so that someone will look after her. Refusing to…
accept that advice, she embarks on a life of independence, struggling to find herself in a harsh world of tough people. 1995.
Seventeen-year-old Serendipity "Pity" Jones inherited two things from her mother: a pair of six shooters and perfect aim. The West…
is once again wild after a Second Civil War fractures the US into a broken, dangerous land. Pity is offered a life of fame and fortune in Cessation, a glittering city where lawlessness is a way of life. But the price she pays for her freedom may be too great, and she soon finds herself in the dark and twisted underbelly of a corrupt city. For senior high readers. 2018.
Ten-year-old Kip and his sister Scootie, eleven, spend the summer with their cowboy Uncle Bill at the Five Barb Ranch.…
The city kids, who have a lot to learn about horses and cattle, pester their uncle with questions all day long. For junior and senior high and older readers. c1998.
Jake Kincaid turns a saloon, won in a poker game, into a business empire. His sons choose not to follow…
their father's footsteps with the result that one becomes an outlaw, the other a law man. 1976.
Eight short stories that capture the hardships, adventures, and spirit of the American cowboy. The selections tell of wild mustangs,…
ornery steers, lonesome drifters, and fancy dudes of the West in the early 1900s. 1995.
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &“Perfection.&” – The Wall Street Journal The bestselling author of Wonder returns with an enthralling…
adventure about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion and a mysterious pony as his guide. Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. R. J. Palacio spins a harrowing yet distinctly beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time. With the poignant depth of War Horse and the singular voice of True Grit, this is one of those rare books poised to become an instant classic for readers of all ages. &“A wonderful story of courage. ... It's got the feeling of a modern classic.&” —as recommended on NPR by Jorge Lacera
Seventeen-year-old foul-mouthed Westie, the notorious adopted daughter of inventor Nigel Butler, lives in the lawless western town of Rogue City.…
When wealthy investors arrive in town, Westie is convinced that they are the ones who murdered her kin. Strong language and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016
1932. Seventeen-year-old orphan Ned Giles records joining an expedition into the Sierra Madre to recover a young boy believed to…
have been kidnapped by Apaches three-and-a-half years earlier. A girl may be the key to resolving the boy's disappearance. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005
Trilogy written between 2009 and 2012 includes Thirteenth Child, Across the Great Barrier, and The Far West. In Thirteenth Child,…
eighteen-year-old Eff must get over believing she is bad luck and accept her extraordinary powers to combat magical creatures that threaten frontier settlements. For senior high and older readers. 2012
1800s. Captain Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland dog Seaman accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and narrates his adventures…
exploring the uncharted wilderness of the American West. For grades 6-9. 1999
When his parents die on their way to Oregon in 1844, thirteen-year-old John Sager, former troublemaker, becomes responsible for his…
younger brothers and sisters. John leads his siblings westward, facing danger from the wilderness trail and unfriendly Indians. For grades 5-8. 1926
Nevada. When nineteen-year-old marine and bull-riding champion Ben O'Mara returns from Iraq partially paralyzed from a brain injury, his fourteen-year-old…
skateboarder brother Cam takes on a fifteen-thousand-dollar bull-riding challenge to convince Ben that anything is possible. For grades 5-8. 2009
1930s. Twelve-year-old Miguel helps his uncle Mario herd three hundred broncos from northern Mexico to Los Angeles. Miguel encounters bandits,…
an ornery gypsy boy, a sandstorm, and a rattlesnake but happily arrives home for Christmas. For grades 4-7. 1941
Humorous tale of Hank the Cowdog, who is very proud of his position as head of ranch security. Unfortunately, Hank's…
heroic attempts at finding a chicken murderer backfire, and his helper cowdog is no help at all. When the rancher accuses Hank of being the killer, he quits his job, becomes an outlaw, and meets a beautiful coyote. For grades 3-6
Duped into thinking the world is coming to an end, Hank winds up in town for some more adventures-- including…
getting into and out of a case of "soap hydrophobia". The third adventure in the Hank the Cowdog series. For grades 3-6
Sometimes it takes a lot to make kids change their ways. It takes even more to make them change their…
socks! And to make them throw away a trusty old pair of shoes that feels so comfortable on their feet, might take something as scary as a run-in with the south end of a crazy skunk that's headed north. A lovesick skunk! For grades K-3
Postcards From Pismo is the story of Felix Maldonado, a sensitive ten-year-old living in the central coast region of California.…
What begins as a school project blossoms into a powerful friendship when Felix writes a letter to an American soldier serving in Afghanistan. 2012
Inspired by the classic cowboy ballad "Little Joe, The Wrangler," Joe Monday is sent on the Orphan Train from New…
York City to Texas, where he dreams of finding a family and being a real cowboy. For grades 3-6