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About this item
Highlights
- WANTED: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen.
- William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 6-8) 2008 4th Winner, Land of Enchantment Book Award (Young Adult) 2007 4th Winner
- 240 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Historical
Description
Book Synopsis
WANTED: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. When Colton Wescott sees this sign for the Pony Express, he thinks he has the solution to his problems. He's stuck with his ma and two younger sisters on the wrong side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with no way to get across. They were on the wagon train heading to California when Pa accidentally shot Colton and then galloped away. Ma is sick, and Colton needs money to pay the doctor. He'd make good money as a Pony rider. he also needs to get to California to deliver freedom papers to Ma's sister, a runaway slave. The Pony Express could get him there too... Does Colton have what it takes to be a Pony Express rider? And if so, will traveling the dangerous route over the mountains bring him closer to family, freedom, and everything he holds dear?Review Quotes
"Colton's story is one of a courageous and determined boy on a seemingly impossible quest. An exciting and entertaining read."
-- Zilpha Keatley Snyder author of "The Egypt Game"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.36 Inches (H) x 5.32 Inches (W) x .86 Inches (D)
Weight: .47 Pounds
Suggested Age: 10-14 Years
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Diane Lee Wilson
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2006
TCIN: 86444937
UPC: 9780689871382
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-4471
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.86 inches length x 5.32 inches width x 9.36 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.47 pounds
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