Best Shot in the West
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 136
Published: 2012
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This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade-college graduate.
This book has been graded for interest at 11-15 years.
There are 136 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2012 by Chronicle Books .
Randy DuBurke is the creator of The Moon Ring (0-8118-3487-5) and the recipient of the John Steptoe/Corretta Scott King New Illustrator Award. He lives in Switzerland and New York. Patricia C. McKissack has written more than one hundred books about the African American experience.
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"Action-packed... Lively illustrations done in a painterly style bring the action to life." - SLJ Teen
"A perfect use of the graphic format to celebrate the life of a legendary American. History that's fun to read.and important." - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Coated in a patina of genuine history" - Booklist
"Beautifully illustrated, and will take you back to the time of outlaws and sharpshooters" - Education.com
-Beautifully illustrated, and will take you back to the time of outlaws and sharpshooters- - Education.com
-A perfect use of the graphic format to celebrate the life of a legendary American. History that's fun to read.and important.- - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
-A fine introduction to a little-known piece of Americana- - Publishers Weekly
-Action-packed... Lively illustrations done in a painterly style bring the action to life.- - SLJ Teen
-Coated in a patina of genuine history- - Booklist