Stagecoach Sal - Hardcover

Hopkinson, Deborah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423111494 ISBN 13: 9781423111498

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2009

Synopsis

Sal sure can sing. But she can also catch a fish with her bare hands, ride a wild bronco, and drive a stagecoach.  And she's nobody's fool. When Sal makes her first stagecoach journey alone to deliver the mail for her sick pa, her ma is nervous. But the wild frontier is no match for Sal, and neither is Poetic Pete, the wiliest stagecoach robber in the West.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of many acclaimed books for children, including Apples for Oregon, an ALA Notable book and a Golden Kite Award-winner, and Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, winner of the IRA award. She lives in Oregon.
Carson Ellis is best known for her work on the album covers of rock band The Decemberists. She also illustrated The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and son.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1–3—Spunky Sal loves to ride shotgun on her father's stagecoach. Perched there, she loves to sing to her dad, the horses, and the passengers. When an unfortunate encounter with a hornet's nest sidelines him, Sal finally gets her chance to "hold the ribbons." But her first solo trip entails a mail delivery with no passengers, and Ma and Pa are worried that she might encounter that no-good bandit "Poetic Pete," whose robberies are famous for their polite and rhyming verse. Sure enough, when Sal encounters the fancy-suited outlaw she must use her talents to outsmart the smooth-tongued desperado before he has a chance to steal her cargo. This high-spirited tale of a young heroine begs for an energetic read-aloud punctuated with song (and a well-placed pioneer accent). Sal is an engaging, adventuresome character sure to delight readers with her gutsiness and determination. The text is written in an exaggerated caricature style interspersed with period songs. Ellis's ink drawings washed in sepia-toned watercolor convey a daguerreotype feel, and the depiction of pigtailed Sal is delightful. A refreshing addition to a unit on Western migration, Wells Fargo, or heroic females in history.—C. J. Connor, Campbell County Public Library, Cold Spring, KY END

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1423111494
• ISBN 13: 9781423111498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Ellis Carson