Black Storm Comin' - Paperback

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by Diane Lee Wilson (Author)

WANTED: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred.

When Colton Wescott sees this sign for the Pony Express, he thinks he has the solution to his problems. He's stuck with his ma and two younger sisters on the wrong side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with no way to get across. They were on the wagon train heading to California when Pa accidentally shot Colton and then galloped away. Ma is sick, and Colton needs money to pay the doctor. He'd make good money as a Pony rider. he also needs to get to California to deliver freedom papers to Ma's sister, a runaway slave. The Pony Express could get him there too...

Does Colton have what it takes to be a Pony Express rider? And if so, will traveling the dangerous route over the mountains bring him closer to family, freedom, and everything he holds dear?

Number of Pages: 240

Dimensions: 0.86 x 9.36 x 5.32 IN

Publication Date: September 01, 2006

Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award (2008)

Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award (2008)

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Black Storm Comin'

Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8

Reading Level: 5.5

Point Value: 13