This book is part of a book series called Newbery Honour Roll .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 102 pages in this book. This book was published 1993 by Turtleback Books .

Jack Schaefer was a journalist and writer known for his authentic and memorable characters set in the American West. Schaefer received the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 1975 and the Saddleman Award in 1986 from the Western Writers of America. His popular Western novels include Shane (1949) and Monte Walsh (1963).