| Billy the Kid Contributor(s): Taylor, Theodore (Author) |
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ISBN: 0152056513 ISBN-13: 9780152056513 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: In this fictional account of real-life legend Billy the Kid, Taylor imagines the fate William Bonney (his real name) had his life of crime taken a very different turn. Includes an Author's Note about the real outlaw. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Westerns - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004017755 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 8" (0.55 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87372 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William H. Billy the Kid Bonney Jr. loves to take risks. But Billy's luck runs out when, during a train heist, a passenger recognizes the nineteen-year-old outlaw. Fed up with his bad ways, Sheriff Willis Monroe, Billy's own cousin, decides to track him down. The Kid's two-timing partners are hunting him, too--and a posse wants Billy (and the sheriff) dead. This gripping fictional tale imagines William Bonney's fate had his life of crime taken a very different turn. Fans of adventure will be riveted by Theodore Taylor's fresh take on a legendary character. Includes an author's note about the real Billy the Kid. |
Contributor Bio(s): Taylor, Theodore: - THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery. |