Orphaned and alone, Lexie, determined to not be separated from her beloved horse Cougar, disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey down the Pony Express trail to find her brother Callum who is on the run after being falsely accused of murder.Orphaned and alone, Lexie, determined to not be separated from her beloved horse Cougar, disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey down the Pony Express trail to find her brother Callum who is on the run after being falsely accused of murder.
When her father dies suddenly, 15-year-old Lexie McDonald is left an orphan in the Wyoming territory. Her brother, Callum, is on the run, accused of a crime he didn't commit, and plans are in place to send Lexie to live with an aunt in New York City. Rather than be separated from her beloved horse Cougar, Lexie disguises herself as a boy and sets out along the dangerous Pony Express trail to find Callum and clear his name.Deborah Kent has written eighteen young adult novels and more than fifty children's nonfiction titles. She has published three other books with Kingfisher in the Saddles, Stars & Stripes series: Chance of a Lifetime, Blackwater Creek, Riding the Pony Express. A graduate of Oberlin College and Smith College, Debra now lives in Chicago with her daughter and husband, the children's author R. Conrad Stein.
Gr 3-7 When 15-year-old Lexie's father dies and her brother, a former Pony Express rider, is wanted for robbery, she is faced with a choice: be sent back East without her beloved horse or dress as a boy and head out on her own to clear her brother's name. Horse lovers will enjoy the suspenseful plot, but the ending is a bit contrived. Still, with its short chapters and simple text, the book could be an introduction to historical fiction for older reluctant readers. A nice addition for horse enthusiasts looking for something different.Krista Tokarz, Cuyahoga County Public Library, OH
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