Age
9+
Grade
4-6
Carroll Thomas
Riding by Starlight: A Matty Trescott Novel
Paperback
(Smith & Kraus Books for Kids Sept. 30, 2002)
, 1st edition
Fifteen-year old Henry Trescott is concerned about the drought that is destroying his family's farm, so he leaves home to become a Pony Express Rider. A good rider can make $25 a week, and Henry is sure he can earn enough to save the farm in a few weeks. It is almost a year before Henry is able to return home, but he makes new friends, including (Buffalo) Bill Cody, and comes of age in a rough and dangerous world.
- Series
- Matty Trescott
- ISBN
- 1575253151 / 9781575253152
- Pages
- 174
- Weight
- 7.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 0.5 in.
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