Billy the Kid - Softcover

Taylor III, Theodore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152056513 ISBN 13: 9780152056513

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2006

Synopsis

William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney Jr. loves to take risks. But Billy's luck runs out when, during a train heist, a passenger recognizes the nineteen-year-old outlaw. Fed up with his bad ways, Sheriff Willis Monroe, Billy's own cousin, decides to track him down. The Kid's two-timing partners are hunting him, too--and a posse wants Billy (and the sheriff) dead.

This gripping fictional tale imagines William Bonney's fate had his life of crime taken a very different turn. Fans of adventure will be riveted by Theodore Taylor's fresh take on a legendary character.

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

About this title

Review:

"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
Taylor smoothly fuses solid storytelling with the stuff of legend. (starred)
-- (06/27/2005)

About the Author:

THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid--Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0152056513
• ISBN 13: 9780152056513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224