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1) Kiowa trail
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
It was no crime for a young cowboy to want to talk to a pretty girl, but that was what got Tom Lundy killed. The hard men of the Tumbling B, who had survived stampede and Kiowa lance to drive their herd up from Big Bend country, wanted to burn the town down. But Kate Lundy, the Tumbling B's owner, had a better plan. Calling on dozens of seasoned fighters, Kate aimed to strangle the town that lived off cowboy money but had no use for the Texans themselves....
2) Sackett
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
William Tell Sackett had followed a different path from his younger brothers, but his name, like theirs, was spoken with respect, and just a little fear. Where Orrin had brought law and order from New Mexico to the plains of Montana, backed up by the gunfighting talents of his brother Tye, Tell Sackett's destiny drew him to Texas after he had to kill a man. There, in the high, lonesome country, he came upon a vein of pure gold. All he'd wanted was...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"East Texas wasn't much of a home for Cullen Baker. Few liked him, and some even tried to kill him. Yet after three hard years of wandering, he's come back to farm the land that's rightfully his. Only Cullen's in for an unwelcome homecoming: his neighbors have long memories, the Reconstructionists have greedy hearts, and his worst enemy has teamed up with a vicious outlaw. But Cullen isn't about to back down. Instead, he's intent on perfecting a new...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Louis L'Amour was the most decorated author in the history of American letters and a recipient of the Medal of Freedom.
Now collected here in a single book are several of Louis L'Amour's finest Western stories the way Mr. L'Amour wrote them. At the time Louis L'Amour was writing, it was common practice for editors to rewrite the manuscript to fit certain publishing criteria. The text of The Strong Land has been restored, and the stories within it...
5) Matagorda
Author
Series
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Duvarey works a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery, but Tom's wife stirs up trouble between them and a blood feud is stirring with the vicious Munson clan.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Lance Kilkenny's is believed to be the fastest gun in the West, but once the gunfight is over, he disappears. Most folks don't even know what he looks like. Some time back, Mort Davis saved Kilkenny's life after he was shot up. Now Davis needs Kilkenny's help. He has filed a claim on a water hole near Lost Creek in the live oak country. The district is dominated by two wealthy cattlemen, Webb Steele and Chet Lord, each one claiming for himself the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
This is the first half of the story of Barnabus, the patriarch of the Sackett clan, and his migration to North America in 1600. His saga begins when he discovers a purse of gold coins in the mud of Devil's Dyke in Finland. On the run from English authorities, he meets and marries Abigail Tempany, the daughter of a sea captain. Nick Bardle, the master of a merchant vessel, the Jolly Jack, is half pirate, ready to take any advantage of any activity...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Matagorda. Tap Duvarney lost his innocence in the War Between the States, then tested his skills in the frontier army. Now he's settled on the Texas coast, working a ranch as the partner of his old friend Tom Kittery--and finding himself in the middle of a feud between Kittery and a neighboring family. But the danger from outside is nothing compared to the threat within, as Duvarney suspects Kittery's woman isn't all she appears to be. Tap may have...
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