I received a copy of CANYON OF DANGER and RIVER OF PERIL by
Susan K. Marlow from Kregel. They are
books three and four in the Goldtown
Adventures series.
When they first arrived in the mail, my mother happened to
be opening packages and exclaimed over the covers. She asked if she could read them as soon as I
was done. Now that I’ve finished them,
I’ve passed them on to her, and after that they’ll go to my young cousin. The novels are juvenile fiction that take
place in 1864 when Jem Coulter is twelve-years-old. His name won me over since those are my
initials and I’m sometimes called Jem by friends.
In CANYON OF DANGER, Jem is in charge of the ranch while his
father, the sheriff, is away. What could
go wrong does, sometimes with hilarious situations. The book also involved the pony express. I’d heard about it before, but I liked how it
was worked into this story.
In RIVER OF PERIL, Jem is after bandits. The historical detail is vibrant and the
characters are real. From a teacher
aspect, these books are perfect for introducing middle grade readers to the
Wild West. I kept imagining lessons and
activities to go along with the chapters.
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