Billy is in the Wild West! Sixteen years old and spending the whole summer away from his parents - in the land of cowboys, Indians and a sun so hot the girls probably wear bikinis to church. A place where anything can happen. And it sure does! After living with Uncle Wes and working at a racetrack, Billy's eyes are just beginning to open to the real world when it's time to head home. But not before he falls madly, hopelessly and painfully in love with Cara Mae - who is nothing at all like the girls back in Bradleyville, Missouri... [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book features in the following series: Horizons, Limelight .

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 283 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 2005 by Turtleback Books .

RON KOERTGE has written many highly acclaimed books for young readers, including Stoner & Spaz, Margaux with an X, The Brimstone Journals, Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, and Where the Kissing Never Stops. He lives in South Pasadena, California.