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The Misadventures of Maude March
Or, Trouble Rides a Fast Horse
By Couloumbis, Audrey
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37583-245-1 978-0-37593-245-8
- Publisher
- Random
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2005
Gr 5-8 Sallie March, 11, devotee of dime novels, narrates this rollicking Wild West adventure. The irrepressible tomboy and her ladylike older sister, Maude, have been living in Cedar Rapids with their stern Aunt Ruthie since their parents died. When she is shot dead by a random bullet, Reverend Peasley takes the girls in, but works them like servants. Then grandfatherly Mr. Wilburn proposes to Maude, and it's the last straw. The sisters take two horses and head to Independence, MO, i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2005
A spunky heroine in the mold of Avi's Charlotte Doyle or Marthe Jocelyn's Mable Riley, Sallie March narrates this tale of Wild West adventure and mistaken identity. Orphaned twice over, eleven-year-old dime-novel aficionado Sallie and her older sister Maude strike out for Independence, Missouri, to search for Uncle Arden, their last remaining relative. Dressed as boys and riding technically stolen horses, the two fall in with Joe Harden, who shares a name wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
