| The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0064404625 ISBN-13: 9780064404624 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: In 1880, 15-year-old Artemis Bonner, an African-American New Yorker, travels to Tombstone, Arizona, to avenge the murder of his Uncle Ugly and to find his uncle's hidden gold stake. Artemis chases the murderous scalawag from Mexico to Alaska and back again before a showdown on the exact spot where Uncle Ugly met his untimely demise. A 1993 ALA Best Book for Young Adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - African American - Young Adult Fiction | Westerns - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91042401 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.12" W x 7.64" (0.23 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5951 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wanted: One low-lifed, sniveling scoundrel Artemis Bonner wants to set the record straight. He's just arrived in Tombstone, Arizona, to avenge the murder of his uncle Ugly Ned Bonner. And if he happens to stumble across the gold mine his uncle described on his deathbed, then would be just fine, too. The murderous scalawag Catfish Grimes and his equally odious campaignion Lucy Featherdip are on the loose. They're desperate to find the gold mine and claim it for themselves as Artemis and his sidekick, Frolic, chase the pair from Mexico to the Alaskan Territory and back again. Artemis and Catfish are headed for a showdown in front of the Bird Cage Saloon...the exact spot where Uncle Ugly met his Untimely Demise. Here's the whole story -- and the Truth as well. |
Contributor Bio(s): Myers, Walter Dean: - Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. |