The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan
Patricia Bailey
(Author)
Description
2018 Oregon Book Award Winner--Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature
2018 WILLA Literary Award Winner--Children's/Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Category
A plucky heroine's search for justice in the lawless West.
Life in a Nevada mining town in 1905 is not easy for thirteen-year-old Kit Donovan, who is trying to do right by her deceased mother and become a proper lady. When Kit discovers Papa's boss at the gold mine is profiting from unsafe working conditions, she realizes being a lady is tougher than it looks. With a man's hat and a printing press, Kit puts her big mouth and all the life skills she's learned from reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to work, defying threats of violence, and finds that justice doesn't always look like she imagined it would.
Product Details
| Publisher | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Publish Date | March 14, 2017 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780807581438 |
| Dimensions | 8.1 X 5.6 X 1.2 inches | 0.9 pounds |
About the Author
Originally a small-town girl herself, Patricia now lives in a slightly larger town in Oregon with her husband and three cats. The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan is her debut novel.
Reviews
2018 Oregon Book Award Winner--Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature
2018 WILLA Literary Award Winner--Children's/Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Category
"The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan is a rip-roaring tale of love, friendship, and betrayal set in the gold mines of Nevada. The bad-tempered, outrageous, courageous, and determined Kit will steal your heart. This is a romping good read!" --Karen Cushman, author, Catherine, Called Birdy
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