(2) 4-6 Twelve-year-old Jade's parents have shipped her off to Wyoming to visit her aunt. The first friend Jade makes there, Roy (who worships Butch Cassidy), insists she help him rob a bank so his parents can reopen their hardware store. Hilmo's small-town setting is affectionately portrayed, as are her characters--all of whom turn out to have hearts of gold.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2014

(4) 4-6 Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West series. These slight biographies "drawn from firsthand reports" combine known facts about Old West outlaws and lawmen with the many legends about their exploits, leaving questions about historical accuracy. Nevertheless, readers will be drawn into the books, especially when their subjects' lives overlap. These new editions have been revised and updated, including more dramatic covers. Many photographs appear throughout. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West titles: Belle Starr, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, and Wyatt Earp.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) 1-3 When their train becomes snowbound, a fellow passenger invites Clara and her mother to Thanksgiving dinner with his friends in Brown's Hole, Utah. Clara not only enjoys the splendid feast, but she discovers that their well-mannered host is Butch Cassidy! McCully's paintings capture the bustle and drama of the Old West in this rollicking bit of historical fiction. An author's note provides additional information.

Reviewer: Pamela McCuen