| Walker's Crossing Contributor(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689842619 ISBN-13: 9780689842610 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: TAKING SIDES RYAN WALKER has always known what he wants to be -- a cowboy, like his father was before being injured in a riding accident. But when Ryan's older brother, Gil, becomes a member of the Mountain Patriots Association, a militia group that wants to keep Wyoming free from immigrants, minorities, and government interference, Ryan finds himself questioning things he's taken for granted all his life. As tensions in the community build to inevitable violence, Ryan is torn between his love for the world in which he grew up and his sense of fairness and decency. How can he stand up for what is right when he's not sure what that is? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98050217 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Series: Jean Karl Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.06" W x 8.1" (0.58 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 32449 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: TAKING SIDES Ryan Walker has always known what he wants to be -- a cowboy, like his father was before being injured in a riding accident. But when Ryan's older brother, Gil, becomes a member of the Mountain Patriots Association, a militia group that wants to keep Wyoming free from immigrants, minorities, and government interference, Ryan finds himself questioning things he's taken for granted all his life. As tensions in the community build to inevitable violence, Ryan is torn between his love for the world in which he grew up and his sense of fairness and decency. How can he stand up for what is right when he's not sure what that is? |
Contributor Bio(s): Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds: - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written more than 135 books, including the Newbery Award-winning Shiloh and its sequels, the Alice series, Roxie and the Hooligans, and Roxie and the Hooligans at Buzzard's Roost. She lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland. To hear from Phyllis and find out more about Alice, visit AliceMcKinley.com. |