"Bandit's Moon" follows the adventure of a young boy named Jethro who longs for excitement beyond his mundane life. When he encounters the infamous outlaw, Joaquin Murieta, Jethro is drawn into a world of danger and thrill. Joaquin, a romanticized figure often seen as a hero, enlists Jethro in his band of misfits, where they confront injustice and societal challenges in California during the Gold Rush. The story explores themes of courage, friendship, and the complexity of morality, as Jethro grapples with the reality of being a bandit and what it means to be a hero in desperate times. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

The Newbery Award-winning author of The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman is an author of more than sixty children's books, as well as screenplays, novels for adults, and books on magic. He lives in California. P. I. Maltbie writes biographical stories and articles focusing on issues related to disabilities. Picasso and Minou was her first children's book. This book will be her second. Jos A. Smith is a well-known illustrator of numerous books for children, includes Abrams' Gregor Mendel and Circus Train. He is a professor of fine arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, where he has taught drawing, painting, and figure sculpture.