Billy the Kid

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.


Author: Theodore Taylor
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780152056513

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 87372 / Billy the Kid


Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 09/01/2006 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 08/07/2006 pg. 62

About the Author
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.