Canyon of Danger - eBook

Name: Canyon of Danger - eBook
Price: 6.39 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780825479809

By: Susan K. Marlow

Product Description

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12-year-old Jem is left in charge of his family's ranch when his sheriff father has to take a prisoner to Sacramento. He thinks looking after things will be easy but once his dad leaves everything seems to go wrong! First a wolf invades the ranch and threaten the herd, then an injured stranger unexpectedly shows up, Jem's horse goes missing and his father's best rifle is stolen . . . Jem will do anything to retrieve his family's stolen property and prove to his father that he can take care of things---including going into a dangerous canyon to find the thieves! 144 pages

Product Information

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Title: Canyon of Danger - eBook
By: Susan K. Marlow
Format: DRM Free ePub
Vendor: Kregel Publications
Publication Date: 2013

ISBN: 9780825479809
ISBN-13: 9780825479809
Ages: 8-14
Series: Goldtown Adventures
Stock No: WW45883EB

Publisher's Description

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Jem Coulter's pa, the sheriff of Goldtown, is away on a trip to deliver a prisoner to Sacramento, and he has left Jem in charge of the ranch along with Aunt Rose, that is.

No sooner is the sheriff gone then trouble starts a dead calf, a mysterious stranger, and then Pa's horse, Copper, and his prize rifle are stolen. And Pa's deputies seem unconcerned.

Jem and his cousin Nathan find Copper's tracks end at a dark canyon up in the hills. Jem remembers an old Indian legend Strike-it-rich Sam is fond of retelling about people disappearing and no one ever seeing them again. What is the real story of the canyon of danger? Have thieves found the perfect hideout?

Readers ages 8 to 12 will be entertained by the adventurous spirit and historical lure in this fast-moving series that teaches about life in the post Gold Rush days of 1860s California. Quick-paced plots and unforgettable characters make these books fun for the whole family.