Books with author J. K. Prothero

Fourteen year old Sam Plunkett overhears a mountain man in his grandfather's shop mention the fact that his father is alive, not dead. In the spring of 1833, Sam lights out for the west, following the mountain man, in search of the father Sam needs and who doesn't know he's alive. The journey forces Sam to find his courage, and to learn a new world among the sweeping prairies and the alien cultures of the Native American peoples on the high plains. Sam's unstoppable determination keeps him growing toward that moment he both longs for and dreads: the moment he meets his father face to face.

Fourteen year old Sam Plunkett overhears a mountain man in his grandfather's shop mention the fact that his father is alive, not dead. In the spring of 1833, Sam lights out for the west, following the mountain man, in search of the father Sam needs and who doesn't know he's alive. The journey forces Sam to find his courage, and to learn a new world among the sweeping prairies and the alien cultures of the Native American peoples on the high plains. Sam's unstoppable determination keeps him growing toward that moment he both longs for and dreads: the moment he meets his father face to face.

Ana Sanchez would like her senior year at Aztlan High to go smoothly. But her twin brother, Eduardo, who dropped out and was thinking about joining the Los Rios gang, is found dead on the tracks across from the high school. The only clue he scratches in the dirt as he dies: the word “coyote.” Though her teacher warns her against investigating when the police drop the matter, Ana must find out. A bullet through her car window raises the stakes, as does the handsome gringo son of the teacher she’s in hiding with. When the police arrest Leo Chacon, the leader of Los Rios, Ana knows he didn’t do it, and that the real killer is out there still, hunting her. Ana must uncover the real killer and prove Leo Chacon not guilty if she hopes to survive and finish school, not to mention get into college.

Ana Sanchez would like her senior year at Aztlan High to go smoothly. But her twin brother, Eduardo, who dropped out and was thinking about joining the Los Rios gang, is found dead on the tracks across from the high school. The only clue he scratches in the dirt as he dies: the word “coyote.” Though herteacher warns her against investigating when the police drop the matter, Ana must find out. A bulletthrough her car window raises the stakes, as does the handsome gringo son of the teacher she’s in hiding with. When the police arrest Leo Chacon, the leader of Los Rios, Ana knows he didn’t do it, and that the real killer is out there still, hunting her. Ana must uncover the real killer and prove Leo Chacon not guilty if she hopes to survive and finish school, not to mention get into college.