Author: Amy Timberlake
Age Range: 9 - 12 yearsGrade Level: 4 - 7
Lexile Measure: 690L
Series: Newbery Medal - Honors Title(s)
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (January 8, 2013)
ISBN: 0375869255
Details: A Newbery Honor Book
An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book
Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel
“An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman
In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.
But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.
EAN: 9780375869259
Package Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.0 inches
Languages: English