18 books like Outcasts of Poker Flat

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The Call of the Wild Jack London · 1903 · ★ 3.9 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Challenging As Buck, a mixed breed dog, is taken away from his home, instead of facing a feast for breakfast and the comforts of home, he faces the hardships of being a sled dog. Soon he lands in the wrong hands, being forced to keep going when it is too rough for him and the other dogs in his pack. He also fights the urges to run free with his ancestors, the wolves who live around where he is pulling the… Shares: Short Stories

The Golly Sisters Go West Betsy Cromer Byars · 1985 · ★ 3.7 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way. Shares: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Kiowa Trail Louis L'Amour · 1964 · ★ 4.1 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Kate Lundy, owner of the Tumbling B, and Conn Dury, her foreman, told Tom the rules: men from the cattle drives are forbidden on the north side of town. People appreciated the money the cowboys spent but thought them too coarse to be near their homes. Enticed to come calling by Linda McDonald, daughter of one of the leading citizens, Tom Lundy broke the law and crossed the line. Later that night,… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Every dog has his day John R. Erickson · 1988 · ★ 4.6 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to this problems. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Mr. Tucket Gary Paulsen · 1969 · ★ 4.1 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is heading west on the Oregon Trail with his family by wagon train. When he receives a rifle for his birthday, he is thrilled that he is being treated like an adult. But Francis lags behind to practice shooting and is captured by Pawnees. It will take wild horses, hostile tribes, and a mysterious one-armed mountain man named Mr. Grimes to help Francis become the… Shares: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Little Town on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1941 · ★ 4.2 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher. Shares: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Children's fiction

Redskin and cowboy G. A. Henty · 1890 · ★ 3.5 · 396p · ≈ 13h · Challenging This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: A Search for a Secret All But Lost Out on the Pampas The Young Franc-Tireurs The Young Buglers The Cornet of Horse In Times of Peril Facing Death, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit Winning His Spurs Friends Though Divided Jack Archer Under Drake's Flag By Sheer Pluck With… Shares: West, Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

Murder in the Middle Pasture John R. Erickson · 1984 · ★ 4.5 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Main-travelled roads Hamlin Garland · 1891 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Raised on farms throughout the midwest, Hamlin Garland moved to Boston as a young man and became a writer. A visit with his family in the Dakota Territory resulted in a "depressing but eye-opening return to the places of his boyhood, [providing] the stimulus and material for his first fiction. With the perspective distance had given him, he sensed the 'tragic futility' of the farmers' existence… Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Fireside Al's Treasury of Classic Stories Alan Maitland · 1997 · ★ 4.0 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The necklace / Guy de Maupassant -- Butch minds the baby / Damon Runyon -- A tradition of eighteen hundred and four / Thomas Hardy -- Rip Van Winkle / Washington Irving -- Michael / William Wordsworth -- To build a fire / Jack London -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / Mark Twain -- The signalman / Charles Dickens -- Come again in the spring / Richard Kennedy -- In my… Shares: Nouvelles, Short Stories, Children's fiction

The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog John R. Erickson · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Centennial 1 James A. Michener · 1974 · ★ 4.5 · 932p · ≈ 31h · Moderate Product Description: A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold… Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

The little bookroom Eleanor Farjeon · 1955 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer. Shares: Short Stories, Children's fiction

The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West Laura Lee Hope · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging From the book:"Come on, let's make a snow man!" cried Bert Bobbsey, as he ran about in the white drifts of snow that were piled high in the yard in front of the house. "That'll be lots of fun!" chimed in Freddie Bobbsey, who was Bert's small brother. "We can make a man, and then throw snowballs at him, and he won't care a bit; will he, Bert?" "No, I guess a snow man doesn't care how many times… Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Smoky, the cow horse Will James · 1926 · ★ 3.9 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The experiences of a mouse-colored horse from his birth in the wild, through his capture by humans and his work in the rodeo and on the range, to his eventual old age. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

Call Me Frances Tucket Gary Paulsen · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 97p · ≈ 3h · Moderate This is a first class [youth western fiction][1] with lots of adventure and great feats of survival. The book shows courage in the worst of times and teach valuable lessons that you can achieve anything you put your mind to! A fantastic book to read for boys and girls. [1]: http://www.zachsbookclub.com/2013/07/call-me-francis-tucket/ Shares: Frontier and pioneer life, Westerns, Children's fiction

The case of the burrowing robot John R. Erickson · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, uses his keen detective skills to find the ruffian responsible for digging holes in Sally May's garden. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

The case of the hooking bull John R. Erickson · 1992 · ★ 4.1 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Unsupervised for the day, Hank the cowdog and his human friends, Little Alfred and Slim Chance, mind the ranch with humorous results. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

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