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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2015 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—After finding her father hanging dead from a tree and her home on fire, Kate sets out, disguised as a boy, to pursue the Rose Riders, the ruthless band of murderers and thieves who killed him. A nod to Charles Portis's True Grit (S. & S, 1968), this YA Western portrays the moral ambiguities that arise in the single-minded pursuit of revenge. Bowman's Gold Rush Arizona resembles nothing so much as a postapocalyptic Zombie-infested wasteland: Children are burned alive in coaches, whores and whis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In the spirit of Portis's <i>True Grit</i>, this compelling novel is set in the rough-riding Wild West. Eighteen-year-old Kate pursues the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
