Grasslands

Thirteen-year-old Thomas Hunter dreams of the cowboy life on the prairie. When he finally makes the long train ride from Virginia to Kansas to rejoin his father, Thomas discovers a hardscrabble existence of farming and plates licked clean. One day, a sudden cattle stampede finally gives hiim the opportunity to "go cowboy." Can Thomas prove his mettle and find solace in this harsh land?

Grasslands received the Society of Midland Authors Award for Juvenile Fiction in 2003 and the nomination for the William Allen White Award in 2004. Thomas Hunter's story continues in The Last of the Roundup Boys.

Author: Debra Seely
Publisher: Watermark Books & Cafe
Published: 11/20/2017
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780922820184

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 64605 / Grasslands