Orphaned after the death of her father, Lexie is left alone to manage the Pony Express station where they live. Terrified of being sent away to relatives in New York, Lexie disguises herself as a boy and with her beloved horse, Cougar, sets out to search for her fugitive brother in Salt Lake City.

 

This book is part of a book series called Saddle the Wind .

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Pan Macmillan .

Deborah Kent's first young adult novel, Belonging, was published in 1978 by Dial. Since then, she has written 18 young adult novels and over 50 children's non-fiction titles, mainly on topics of American history. Educated at Oberlin College and Smith College, Deborah was a social worker for several years before moving to Mexico and becoming a writer. Today she lives in Chicago with her daughter and husband, the children's author R. Conrad Stein.