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Ellen Elizabeth Hawkins
Mobeetie, Texas, 1886
By Duey, Kathleen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68981-409-9
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Aladdin, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1997
Gr 4-7 Living on an isolated Texas cattle ranch, Ellen, 12, aspires to be a rancher in spite of the inappropriateness of the choice for a woman of her time, as well as her father's disapproval. Drought conditions in the summer of 1886 set the stage for Ellen to prove that she is, indeed, capable of the challenges and hardships of ranching. Duey constructs a taut adventure in which the girl must conceive of a way to resc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
