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Jo's triumph (Orca young reader)
Par Nikki Tate. 2002
Utah Territory, 1850s. When she is almost thirteen, Joselyn Whyte escapes from a Carson City orphanage and disguises herself as…
a boy to join the Pony Express. Her pluck and ingenuity are often tested, especially when another rider discovers her secret and plans a robbery. For grades 4-7. 2002Grasslands
Par Debra Seely. 2002
Thomas Hunter has always wanted to live out west. When he moves from Virginia to Kansas in the 1880s to…
be with his father and new stepfamily, hard farm work awaits him before he meets any cowboys. For grades 5-8. 2002Thunderhead
Par Mary O'Hara. 1988
Ken McLaughlin is determined that Flicka's first foal will become a great racehorse. But the ugly white colt, a throwback…
to an albino grandsire, does not meet Ken's expectations. Sequel to My Friend Flicka (DB 26642). For junior and senior high and older readers. 1943Minnesota, 1876. Fourteen-year-old Will Sasse and his father join the posse to find Jesse and Frank James, after they rob…
the local bank and steal Will's mare, Star. Will's goal is to raise pleasure horses, and so he needs Star back. For grades 5-8. 2001Clem's chances (Orchard HC Novels)
Par Sonia Levitin. 2001
As tension mounts between the North and the South in 1860, fourteen-year-old Clem Fontayne journeys from Missouri to California in…
search of his father. His encounters with fellow travelers acquaint him with topics of the times: the Mormon migration, slavery, and the Pony Express. For grades 5-8. 2001Fair weather: a novel
Par Richard Peck. 2001
Three youngsters travel from an Illinois farm to Chicago in 1893 to visit their Aunt Euterpe and the world's fair.…
Their escapades at the fair and the differences between country and city ways provide Lottie, Rosie, Buster, their grandfather, and even their aunt with life-changing experiences. For grades 5-8. 2001Ghost of a hanged man (Accelerated Reader Bks.)
Par Vivian Vande Velde. 1998
As he is sentenced to hang for murder, outlaw Jake Barnette vows to wreak vengeance on his accusers. Some months…
later a fortune-teller warns the sheriff's children of impending danger but also assures them that love will save them. That prediction is borne out in a terrifying but redemptive conclusion. For grades 4-7Gratefully yours
Par Jane Buchanan. 1997
In 1923, Hattie, nine, rides the Orphan Train to Nebraska and is taken in by Henry and Elizabeth Jansen, who…
recently lost their young son and unborn daughter. Henry needs Hattie's help with the farm work and in caring for Elizabeth, who is often ill. Hattie hopes she will be treated kindly. For grades 4-7. 1997The journal of Joshua Loper: a Black cowboy (My Name is America)
Par Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Chisholm Trail, 1871. Sixteen-year-old Joshua Loper goes on his first cattle drive from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. As one of…
three African Americans on the crew, Joshua contends with prejudice from the white trail boss along with the physical hardships and dangers of being a cowhand. For grades 4-7Wagons westward: the old trail to Santa Fe
Par Armstrong Sperry. 2000
In 1846, fifteen-year-old Jonathan Starbuck leaves the security of Independence, Missouri, on horseback seeking the adventure and freedom of the…
trail. Inspired by a guide, Pierre Leroux, Jonathan heads west with gambler Black Jack Bannock's wagon train. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1936Saving Sweetness
Par Diane Stanley, G. Brian Karas. 1996
Sweetness, the smallest child in the orphanage, runs away into the desert to escape from the ornery Mrs. Sump. The…
sheriff sets out to rescue Sweetness, but she has her own plan and her own way of convincing him not to send her back to Mrs. Sump. For grades K-3The great turkey walk
Par Kathleen Karr. 1998
Missouri, 1860. Simon, fifteen, has just finished the third grade for the fourth time, and his teacher thinks he should…
try something new. When Simon ends up at his neighbor's turkey farm and learns that turkeys are more valuable in Colorado, he decides to drive a flock to Denver--eight hundred miles away. If he makes it, he just might be a rich man. For grades 4-7The sweetwater run: the story of Buffalo Bill Cody and the Pony Express
Par Andrew Glass. 1996
Thirteen-year-old Will Cody joins the Pony Express with the hope of some time delivering mail on horseback. Although hired as…
a stablehand, young Will unexpectedly gets the chance one cold November day in 1860 to make a very important mail run. For grades K-3Sam's wild west show (Dial Easy-To-Read Ser.)
Par Nancy Antle, Simms Taback. 1995
Long ago Sam had a Wild West show with cowboys and cowgirls who did tricks with horses and ropes. After…
they performed in one town, the mayor got word that bank robbers were coming. He hired Sam and his group to stop them. For preschool-grade 2On the trail with Miss Pace
Par Sharon Phillips Denslow, G. Brian Karas. 1995
When teacher Miss Pace arrives at her favorite vacation ranch out west she finds a big surprise. Twins Bill and…
Phil from her class are there, too! The boys are thrilled to learn Miss Pace knows a real cowboy. For preschool-grade 2Wagons west!
Par Roy Gerrard. 1996
Back in 1850, many Americans worked hard to make a living from the barren soil. When Buckskin Dan arrives in…
town with tales of rich green land in Oregon, a young girl and her family, along with their neighbors, set out for a long journey to a new home with Buckskin Dan as their guide. For grades 2-4Canyon winter
Par Walt Morey. 1994
When the private plane carrying Peter Grayson to his wealthy father's ranch crashes in the Rockies, the pilot is killed,…
and fifteen-year-old Peter is stranded in a wilderness canyon. Peter has never spent a night alone in the wild. For grades 5-8Follow me down to Nicodemus town: based on the history of the African American pioneer settlement
Par Nicole Tadgell, A LaFaye, A. LaFaye. 2019
The midnight ride of Blackwell Station
Par Mary Peace Finley, Judith Hunt. 2010
Nine-year-old Raephy McDowell is NOT a snoop. At least, she doesn't think so. She's mighty curious, though. Who wouldn't be…
with talk of a brand new town where there's nothing for miles except for the Santa Fe Railroad Station. For grades 2-4The quilt walk
Par Sandra Dallas. 2013