Awards

• Commended for TriState YA Review Group Book of Note 2011 (United States)
• Short-listed for Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2012

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9781554692705

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Chapters are short and action filled, Jim is a likable character and reluctant readers will find this to be a fast-paced, easy-to-swallow tale of the Old West.-- Kirkus Reviews Has all the markers of a classic Western...Wilson's writing is vivid.-- CM Magazine The story is very well written and will appeal to young readers, especially boys. It is full of tension and adventure...Recommended.-- Tri State YA Book Review Committee The tensions among American, Mexican, and Native factions are well drawn, and Wilson pulls no punches regarding the cruelty of the new world into which Jim finds himself thrown.-- School Library Journal Those readers of westerns and historical adventure who like a mix of action and information (actually quite a large set of readers) will be very taken with this book.-- Resource Links Told in a terse, present-tense narrative, James' adventures will thrill all fans of traditional pulp-style oaters.-- Booklist Wilson is a talented writer, hooking readers within the first few pages of his novel and carrying them along almost effortlessly through the barren lands of Mexico and the Arizona Territory...This first installation is a perfect beginning to what is sure to be an enthralling trilogy that will invite young people into an older world with incredibly relevant contemporary themes.-- www.keenreaders.org

Chapters are short and action filled, Jim is a likable character and reluctant readers will find this to be a fast-paced, easy-to-swallow tale of the Old West. --Kirkus Reviews Told in a terse, present-tense narrative, James' adventures will thrill all fans of traditional pulp-style oaters. --Booklist Has all the markers of a classic Western...Wilson's writing is vivid. --CM Magazine Those readers of westerns and historical adventure who like a mix of action and information (actually quite a large set of readers) will be very taken with this book. --Resource Links The story is very well written and will appeal to young readers, especially boys. It is full of tension and adventure...Recommended. --Tri State YA Book Review Committee The tensions among American, Mexican, and Native factions are well drawn, and Wilson pulls no punches regarding the cruelty of the new world into which Jim finds himself thrown. --School Library Journal Wilson is a talented writer, hooking readers within the first few pages of his novel and carrying them along almost effortlessly through the barren lands of Mexico and the Arizona Territory...This first installation is a perfect beginning to what is sure to be an enthralling trilogy that will invite young people into an older world with incredibly relevant contemporary themes. --www.keenreaders.org

Chapters are short and action filled, Jim is a likable character and reluctant readers will find this to be a fast-paced, easy-to-swallow tale of the Old West. --Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2010) Has all the markers of a classic Western...Wilson's writing is vivid. -- (11/26/2010) Those readers of westerns and historical adventure who like a mix of action and information (actually quite a large set of readers) will be very taken with this book. --Resource Links (12/01/2010) The story is very well written and will appeal to young readers, especially boys. It is full of tension and adventure...Recommended. -- (01/01/2011) Told in a terse, present-tense narrative, James' adventures will thrill all fans of traditional pulp-style oaters. --Booklist (11/15/2010) The tensions among American, Mexican, and Native factions are well drawn, and Wilson pulls no punches regarding the cruelty of the new world into which Jim finds himself thrown. --School Library Journal (04/01/2011) Wilson is a talented writer, hooking readers within the first few pages of his novel and carrying them along almost effortlessly through the barren lands of Mexico and the Arizona Territory...This first installation is a perfect beginning to what is sure to be an enthralling trilogy that will invite young people into an older world with incredibly relevant contemporary themes. -- (05/01/2012)

Chapters are short and action filled, Jim is a likable character and reluctant readers will find this to be a fast-paced, easy-to-swallow tale of the Old West. --Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2010) Told in a terse, present-tense narrative, James' adventures will thrill all fans of traditional pulp-style oaters. --Booklist (11/15/2010) Has all the markers of a classic Western...Wilson's writing is vivid. -- (11/26/2010) The story is very well written and will appeal to young readers, especially boys. It is full of tension and adventure...Recommended. -- (01/01/2011) Wilson is a talented writer, hooking readers within the first few pages of his novel and carrying them along almost effortlessly through the barren lands of Mexico and the Arizona Territory...This first installation is a perfect beginning to what is sure to be an enthralling trilogy that will invite young people into an older world with incredibly relevant contemporary themes. -- (05/01/2012) Those readers of westerns and historical adventure who like a mix of action and information (actually quite a large set of readers) will be very taken with this book. --Resource Links (12/01/2010) The tensions among American, Mexican, and Native factions are well drawn, and Wilson pulls no punches regarding the cruelty of the new world into which Jim finds himself thrown. --School Library Journal (04/01/2011)

Chapters are short and action filled, Jim is a likable character and reluctant readers will find this to be a fast-paced, easy-to-swallow tale of the Old West. --Kirkus Reviews (10/01/2010) Told in a terse, present-tense narrative, James' adventures will thrill all fans of traditional pulp-style oaters. --Booklist (11/15/2010) Has all the markers of a classic Western...Wilson's writing is vivid. -- (11/26/2010) Those readers of westerns and historical adventure who like a mix of action and information (actually quite a large set of readers) will be very taken with this book. --Resource Links (12/01/2010) The story is very well written and will appeal to young readers, especially boys. It is full of tension and adventure...Recommended. -- (01/01/2011) The tensions among American, Mexican, and Native factions are well drawn, and Wilson pulls no punches regarding the cruelty of the new world into which Jim finds himself thrown. --School Library Journal (04/01/2011) Wilson is a talented writer, hooking readers within the first few pages of his novel and carrying them along almost effortlessly through the barren lands of Mexico and the Arizona Territory...This first installation is a perfect beginning to what is sure to be an enthralling trilogy that will invite young people into an older world with incredibly relevant contemporary themes. -- (05/01/2012)

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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John Wilson grew up on the Isle of Skye and outside Glasgow, without the slightest idea that he would ever write books. After obtaining a degree in geology from the University of St. Andrews, he worked in Zimbabwe and Alberta before taking up writing full time and moving to Vancouver Island in 1991. John is the author of numerous articles, essays, poems and reviews, and almost fifty novels and nonfiction books for kids, teens and adults. He was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award (The Alchemist's Dream, 2007), and his books have won or been shortlisted for most Canadian children's-literature prizes. For more information, visit johnwilsonauthor.com.

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