A Newbery Honor Book
An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book
Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel "An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now."--Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.
But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body--wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown--everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 01/07/2014
ISBN: 9780375873454
Pages: 257
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.80d
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 156090 / One Came Home
Reading Level: 4.8 /
Interest Level: Middle Grade /
Point Value: 9