P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados

by Caroline Lawrence (Author)

P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados
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Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Western Mysteries (Quality)
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"Clever, and very funny."--The New York Times

The year is 1862, and twelve-year-old P.K. "Pinky" Pinkerton is on the run from Whittlin' Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados. P.K. is determined to hold on to Ma's last priceless possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. Problem is, that's exactly what Whittlin' Walt is after, and he'll do just about anything to get his hands on it. P.K. will have to be both clever and cunning to evade the band of outlaws. But time is running out, and no one can run forever. After all, this is the Wild West, and there's hardly a safe place to hide.

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"I'm sure my action-loving 9-year-old, as well as my autistic 12-year-old, will love this buoyant story as it hurtles to a thrilling conclusion while being both moving and morally unsentimental. If, as P.K.'s foster mother puts it, 'a Detective is someone who uncovers the Truth & brings Justice' then Lawrence...is being the kind of detective all good authors can be."—New York Times Book Review

"A rich vein of wisdom runs through this highly entertaining, swashbuckling series debut."—Kirkus, starred review

A winning blend of Wild West and classic detective lore, this first book in the Western Mysteries series is a fast-paced, engrossing read, from beginning to end.—Booklist, starred review

" ...this agile story should keep readers' attention from first page to last."—Publishers Weekly
Caroline Lawrence
Caroline Lawrence grew up in Bakersfield, California, and claims that some of her ancestors were pioneers, teamsters and newspapermen. Caroline moved to England to study classics at Cambridge. After a decade of immersing herself in Roman history to write the Roman Mysteries series, Caroline is now mining the rich vein of American history during the tumultuous 1860s. She currently lives in London by the river with her history-loving husband, Richard, who did the illustrations for this book.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780142423813
Lexile Measure
750
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication date
March 07, 2013
Series
Western Mysteries (Quality)
BISAC categories
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV016140 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
JUV042000 - Juvenile Fiction | Westerns
Library of Congress categories
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