Let 'Er Buck!

Let 'Er Buck!
Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541546903

"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally monumental horses and humans. . . . A champion indeed." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The true tale of a cowboy's epic rodeo ride from acclaimed author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Caldecott Honoree Gordon C. James. In 1911, three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. One was white, one was Indian, and one was black. When the judges declared the white man the winner, the audience was outraged. They named black cowboy George Fletcher the "people's champion" and took up a collection, ultimately giving Fletcher far more than the value of the prize that went to the official winner. Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson tells the story of Fletcher's unlikely triumph with a western flair that will delight kids—and adults—who love true stories, unlikely heroes, and cowboy tales.

Let 'er Buck!

Let 'er Buck!
Author: Douglas Kent Hall
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1973
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780841502741

The daring world of rodeo.

Let 'er Buck, a Story of the Passing of the Old West

Let 'er Buck, a Story of the Passing of the Old West
Author: Charles Wellington Furlong
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1921
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Let 'Er Buck, A Story of the Passing of the Old West by Charles Wellington Furlong, first published in 1921, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

Powder River

Powder River
Author: Maxwell Struthers Burt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1938
Genre: Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN:

The story of "three great national epics" enacted along the banks of the Powder river: the epic of grass and the future of the great grazing lands; the story of the Sioux Indians; and the northwestern cattle business.

Thunder Rose

Thunder Rose
Author: Jerdine Nolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152060060

Thunder Rose vows to grow up to be more than just big and strong, thank you very kindly--and boy, does she ever But when a whirling storm on a riotous rampage threatens, has Rose finally met her match?

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Alex Gino
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545956269

Alex Gino, the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Melissa, is back with another sensitive tale based on increasingly relevant social justice issues. Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister, Emma, is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. The world is going to treat Jilly, who is white and hearing, differently from Emma, just as it will treat them both differently from their Black cousins. A big fantasy reader, Jilly makes a connection online with another fantasy fan, Derek, who is a Deaf, Black ASL user. She goes to Derek for help with Emma but doesn't always know the best way or time to ask for it. As she and Derek meet in person, have some really fun conversations, and become friends, Jilly makes some mistakes . . . but comes to understand that it's up to her, not Derek to figure out how to do better next time--especially when she wants to be there for Derek the most. Within a world where kids like Derek and Emma aren't assured the same freedom or safety as kids like Jilly, Jilly is starting to learn all the things she doesn't know--and by doing that, she's also working to discover how to support her family and her friends. With You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!, award-winning author Alex Gino uses their trademark humor, heart, and humanity to show readers how being open to difference can make you a better person, and how being open to change can make you change in the best possible ways.

Love Finds You in Pendleton, Oregon

Love Finds You in Pendleton, Oregon
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release:
Genre: Friendship
ISBN: 9780373787647

Native American Sunny Westcott arrives in Pendleton and begins digging into her family history on the Umatilla reservation. But what she'd really like to research is handsome cowboy Cody, whose past hides some secrets of its own.

Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination

Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination
Author: Michael Allen
Publisher: Shepperson History Humanities
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781647790288

In this study, historian Michael Allen examines the image of the rodeo cowboy and the role this image has played in popular culture over in the 20th century. He sees rodeo as a significant American folk festival and the rodeo cowboy as the surviving avatar of a nearly vanished authentic figure - the real cowboy, who embodies the skills and values of traditional western rural culture.

A Negro League Scrapbook

A Negro League Scrapbook
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2022-08-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1635928354

Featuring lively verse, fascinating facts, and archival photographs, here is a celebration of the Negro Leagues and the great players who went unrecognized in their time. Imagine that you are an outstanding baseball player but banned from the major leagues. Imagine that you are breaking records but the world ignores your achievements. Imagine having a dream but no chance to make that dream come true. This is what life was like for African American baseball players before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. Meet Josh Gibson, called "the black Babe Ruth," who hit seventy-five home runs in 1931; James "Cool Papa" Bell, the fastest man in baseball; legendary Satchel Paige, who once struck out twenty-four batters in a single game; and, of course, Jackie Robinson, the first black player in Major League Baseball, and one of the greatest players of all time. Written by acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford with a foreword by Buck O'Neil, a Negro leagues legend whose baseball contributions spanned eight decades, this book is a home run for baseball and history lovers, and makes a great gift for both boys and girls.

Two for the Road

Two for the Road
Author: Jane Stern
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2007-05-09
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780618872688

In this laugh-out-loud culinary memoir, the Sterns tell the story behind their lifelong road trip, offering a front-seat view of smoke pits, boardinghouse-style restaurants, and cafes where customized mugs for regulars hang on pegboards.