Sunday, June 18, 2017

Debbie have you seen SOME KIND OF COURAGE by Dan Gemeinhart

Debbie have you seen SOME KIND OF COURAGE by Dan Gemeinhart


Jessica, a reader of AICL, wrote to ask me about Dan Gemeinharts Some Kind of Courage. Out in 2016 from Scholastic, heres the synopsis:

Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone hes ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, hes lost his pony-fast, fierce, beautiful Sarah, taken away by a man who had no right to take her.
Joseph can sure enough get her back, though. The odds are stacked against him, but he isnt about to give up. He will face down deadly animals, dangerous men, and the fury of nature itself on his quest to be reunited with the only family he has left.
Because Joseph Johnson may have lost just about everything. But he hasnt lost hope. And he hasnt lost the fire in his belly that says hes getting his Sarah back-no matter what.
The critically acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with a poignant, hopeful, and action-packed story about hearts that wont be tamed... and spirits that refuse to be broken.


It is a middle grade Western, set in 1890. A couple of things I see via Google Books give me pause:
"Shes half Indian pony, so shes got some spirit, but she aint nothing but perfect with me."
"It was Indians. [...] The boys eyes narrowed. He bared his teeth like a wolf and snarled a word low and mean in his native tongue."
I will try to get a copy to read/review. If I do, Ill be back!

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