"One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territroy." —The New York Times
From the award-winning western writer Elmer Kelton comes a Cloudy in the West
In the Texas backlands in 1885, twelve-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another "accident" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin—Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by their murderous Meacham , in league with Joey's stepmother in their scheme to inherit the Shipman farm.
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Release date
April 1, 2011 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781429912693
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781429912693
- File size: 279 KB
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Open EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781429912693
- File size: 281 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.8
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 4
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