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1) Conagher
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
After her husband disappears, Evie Teale struggles to raise her two children and run a remote stagecoach station. Conn Conagher is an honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, Indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
Description
The Bannister family's new addition, Zeus, a former K-9 police hero, appears to be less than the dependable guard dog the family needs. However, when two burglars set out to break into the Bannister's home while they're away for Christmas, Zeus seizes the chance to be a hero, proving every dog - even this one - has his day.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Historical photographs and easy-to-understand text help describe what life was like in the American West, discussing cattle rustlers, bank robbers, women outlaws, the honor and code of the West, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, and Pinerton Detectives, and their roles in giving the region its wild reputation.
6) Young guns
Pub. Date
[1988]
Description
It is 1878 and John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as "regulators" to protect his ranch against the ruthless Santa Fe Ring. When Tunstall is killed, the Regulators, led by Billy the kid, declare war of the Ring. As their vendetta turns bloody, they are branded outlaws, becoming the objects of the largest manhunt in Western history.
Pub. Date
2016
Description
A charming German folktale based on a children's story about how Halloween came to be. Three robbers prowl the country and store their loot in a mountain cave. One night they stop a carriage and find an orphan, Tiffany, on her way to live with her wicked aunt. Tiffany is delighted to meet the robbers, but appalled at their ill-gotten wealth. What she does to change their ways will delight children of all ages.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
When 12-year-old Josh Peters' dog digs up a gold medallion that supposedly leads to a fortune in hidden Conquistador gold, the boy and his dog pair up with newcomer Ana to reclaim the treasure in hopes of saving their home from foreclosure. Little do they know that the woods ahead are riddled with booby traps and plagued by an ancient curse. Plus, two conniving thieves will track them into the endless maze of trees, bent upon claiming the treasure...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Matt Dillon is in charge of Dodge City, a town in the Wild West where people often have no respect for the law. He deals on a daily basis with the problems associated with frontier life: cattle rustling, gunfights, brawls, stand over tactics, and land fraud. Such situations call for sound judgment and brave actions: of which Marshal Dillon has plenty.
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