Billy The Kid: A Novel - Hardcover

Taylor, Theodore

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152049304 ISBN 13: 9780152049300

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005

Synopsis

William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney Jr. isn't afraid to take risks. But during a train heist near his hometown, the odds catch up with him when a passenger recognizes the nineteen-year-old outlaw. Fed up with Billy's bad ways, The Law sends its best man to bring him in: Sheriff Willis Monroe, Billy's own cousin and former best friend. But Willis isn't the only one on Billy's tail. The Kid's two-timing partners are hunting him, too--and a conniving posse wants Billy (and the sheriff!) dead.

This fictional tale of real-life legend Billy the Kid imagines William Bonney's fate had his life of crime taken a very different turn.

Includes an author's note about the real Billy the Kid.

About this title

Review:

Taylor smoothly fuses solid storytelling with the stuff of legend. (starred)

"Taylor smoothly fuses solid storytelling with the stuff of legend." June 27, 2005
"Has definite appeal for readers interested in the era or those looking for a different kind of action book."--School Library Journal
"A rippin' good read."--The Bulletin

About the Author:

THEODORE TAYLOR is the author of many award-winning middle grade and young adult novels, including The Maldonado Miracle, The Boy Who Could Fly Without a Motor, The Weirdo, the modern classic The Cay, and its prequel-sequel, Timothy of the Cay. He lives in Laguna Beach, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0152049304
• ISBN 13: 9780152049300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208