The Gentleman Outlaw And Me

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547562599

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The Gentleman Outlaw and Me by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

A “ripsnorting western . . . With plenty of twists and turns—and a cameo appearance by Doc Holliday—it’s a real cowgirl triumph” (Kirkus Reviews). In 1887, twelve-year-old Eliza Yates—disguised as a boy—sets out with her faithful dog Caesar to search for her missing father. Along the way, she falls in with gentleman outlaw Calvin Featherbone. “Together, they make their way to Tinville, Colorado, where, coincidentally, Calvin’s father was killed by a certain Sheriff Yates. Calvin plans to avenge the murder, but he gets himself and Eliza in so much trouble with his amateurish schemes that the pair arrives in town ready to be hanged as horse thieves. Hahn’s writing crackles like gunshot in the Ol’ West, and Eliza and Calvin make a lovable team. The plotting is . . . tight and fast paced, and Hahn does a fine job of recreating the atmosphere of the days of cowboys and miners” (Booklist). “Hahn has obviously done her research, and succeeds in bringing the ambiance of the Old West to her novel. The result is a fast, funny, and entertaining adventure that’s just the thing for fans of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.”—School Library Journal “An amusing comedy of errors that derives much of its humor from Calvin’s speech and manners and Eliza’s wry asides alluding to her true identity as a girl.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 0780782003

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The Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

Author : Nikki Tate
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781551431994

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Jo's Triumph by Nikki Tate Pdf

Disguised as a boy, Joselyn becomes Jo and joins the Pony Express.

Author : Karen Kirst
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373828852

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The Reluctant Outlaw by Karen Kirst Pdf

"Inspirational historical romance"--Spine.

Author : Nancy J. Polette
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781610694247

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Gateway to Reading by Nancy J. Polette Pdf

Get young readers hooked on some of the best titles in juvenile literature, ranging from humor to mystery to fantasy, with unusual and effective methods like games. Getting students to want to read is one of the greatest challenges facing middle school teachers and librarians. Determining which are the "right books" that can spark a child's mental awakening is also difficult. This book from prolific author Nancy Polette furnishes interesting and fun games to pique students' interest in junior novels that are worth reading—carefully selected titles that will contribute to their educational and emotional growth. Gateway to Reading: 250+ Author Games and Booktalks to Motivate Middle Readers is a powerful tool for luring middle-school students away from the distractions of 21st-century media and introducing them to junior or 'tween novels that they won't be able to put down. By presenting children with a challenge to engage their minds—racing to decode book titles, or using their creativity to come up with titles of their own, for example—students are naturally drawn towards reading these books from well-known children's authors.

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0547258380

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Promises to the Dead by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

A white boy helps a black child escape slavery in the midst of the Civil War

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547346038

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Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

Twelve-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother, Michael, have never liked their seven-year-old stepsister, Heather. Ever since their parents got married, she's made Molly and Michael's life miserable. Now their parents have moved them all to the country to live in a house that used to be a church, with a cemetery in the backyard. If that's not bad enough, Heather starts talking to a ghost named Helen and warning Molly and Michael that Helen is coming for them. Molly feels certain Heather is in some kind of danger, but every time she tries to help, Heather twists things around to get her into trouble. It seems as if things can't get any worse. But they do—when Helen comes.

Author : Gary Paulsen
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307804167

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Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen Pdf

Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an adult. But Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by Pawnees. It will take wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes to help Francis become the man who will be called Mr. Tucket.

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780358394082

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The Thirteenth Cat by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

From master of middle grade horror Mary Downing Hahn, a new thriller about bravery, unexpected friendship, and sinister cats that will captivate readers with its chilling mix of mystery and magic. Zoey loves spending the summer with her Aunt Alice, and her aunt's new house is the perfect place to cozy up with a good book. But she's unnerved by the overgrown forest next door, which is creepy even in the daytime and full of eerie sounds at night. Worse, there are rumors in town of a dark force in those woods. And Zoey can't deny that the wild black cats who live there seem to be watching her. When she encounters a mean old woman who claims to be their owner, Zoey realizes there's more to the cats than meets the eye. But little does she know that the closer she comes to discovering their secret, the more danger she's in . . .

Author : Stacy Henrie
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459238770

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Lady Outlaw by Stacy Henrie Pdf

No one would ever imagine a fresh-faced young woman could be robbing stage bandits of their ill-gotten fortunes. But Jennie Jones is desperate to save her family's ranch from foreclosure. And the risks seem worth it, until her upright new ranch hand offers a glimpse of how much is really at stake. Former bounty hunter Caleb Johnson is ready for a new, clean start. With a woman like Jennie, he could build a future there in Utah territory. But only if his gentle faith can guide her in a choice between the land she's fought so hard to save and a future by his side.

Author : Susan Page Davis
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781634092517

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The Outlaw Takes a Bride by Susan Page Davis Pdf

Johnny Paynter flees Denver to escape being hanged for a murder he didn’t commit. At his brother’s ranch in Texas, where he thought he could take refuge, he finds his brother, Mark—dead. Taking advantage of his strong resemblance to his brother, Johnny assumes Mark’s identity. Soon Johnny discovers that Mark had been corresponding with a widow named Sally in St. Louis, and she’s en route to be a mail-order bride to Mark. Seeing no other option, Johnny makes a fateful decision to go through with the wedding, posing as his brother. But Sally has secrets she's hiding, too. How will a marriage survive with so much deception?

Author : Frances de Pontes Peebles
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408816950

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The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles Pdf

Emília and Luzia dos Santos, orphaned when they are children, grow up under the protection of their aunt in the hillside village of Taquaritinga, Brazil. Raised as seamstresses, the sisters learn how to cut, how to mend and how to conceal. Emília treasures pretty, girlish things and longs to escape from the confines of the little town. Captivated by the romances she reads in magazines, she dreams of finding love in the bustle and glamour of the city. Luzia, scarred by a childhood accident that has left her with a deformed arm, knows that for her, real life can not be romantically embroidered, and so she finds solace in her sewing and in the secret prayers to the saints she believes once saved her life. But when Luzia is abducted by a gang of rebel bandits, the sisters' lives diverge in ways they never imagined. Whilst Luzia learns to survive in the unforgiving Brazilian outland, discovering love in the most unexpected of places, Emília meets the son of a wealthy doctor who seems to offer her everything she has always desired. But for the innocent dreamer, the excitement of her escape to the city is soon overshadowed by disillusion and loneliness. As she learns how to navigate the treacherous waters of Brazilian high society, the bandits' campaign against the land-owning 'Colonels' intensifies, and when a price is placed upon Luzia's head Emília realises she must risk everything in order to save her sister.

Author : Audrey Couloumbis
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307488299

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The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis Pdf

Eleven-year-old Sallie March is a whip-smart tomboy and voracious reader of Western adventure novels. When she and her sister Maude escape their self-serving guardians for the wilds of the frontier, they begin an adventure the likes of which Sallie has only read about. This time however, the "wanted woman" isn't a dime-novel villian, it's Sallie's very own sister! What follows is not the lies the papers printed, but the honest-to-goodness truth of how two sisters went from being orphans to being outlaws—and lived to tell the tale!

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Law
ISBN : UCBK:C109460900

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The Congressional Globe by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : Mary Downing Hahn
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547563022

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Following My Own Footsteps by Mary Downing Hahn Pdf

The sequel to the award-winning Stepping on the Cracks. “Sometimes heart-rending, sometimes funny, Gordy Smith will prove memorable to all who meet him.”—Booklist (starred review) In Following My Own Footsteps, sixth-grader Gordy Smith comes to grips with the fear that he’ll turn out no better than his abusive father . . . With his father now in jail and one brother hospitalized, Gordy’s mother has no choice but to take the family to their wealthy grandmother’s house in North Carolina. There Gordy meets William, a boy who had polio and is now wheelchair bound. Though they become friends, Gordy’s plans to help William fail spectacularly. Matters only get worse when Gordy’s father is released from prison and his mother is poised to give him a second chance. Gordy must decide where he belongs—with his dysfunctional parents or with the grandma who is more than his match in toughness, in courage, and in love. “A cast of unforgettable characters inhabit this work, seasoned with WW II setting but utterly contemporary in its concerns. Hahn is in top form, proving through Gordy’s first-person narration that real love can triumph over all kinds of adversity, and often does.”—Kirkus Reviews “The complex characterizations, period setting and Gordy’s brave attempts to break a cycle of violence will hold readers’ interest.”—Publishers Weekly “It’s a timeless social issue really, in any era, of having a dysfunctional abusive parent . . . A very good story showcasing complex friendships, familial relationships, and inner conflict, all set in WW2 America.”—Cats and Fiction