The Legend of Jimmy Spoon

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for a life of adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a horse, Jimmy sneaks away from his family in Salt Lake City to follow the boys. When Jimmy arrives at the Shoshoni camp, he discovers that he is expected to stay--as a member of the tribe!
Inspired by the memoirs of a white man who actually lived with Chief Washakie's tribe as a boy in the mid-1800s, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon is a compelling coming-of-age adventure.

About the author

KRISTIANA GREGORY is the author of Earthquake at Dawn, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon, and Jenny of the Tetons, which won a Golden Kite Award and was an NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She began writing when she was eight years old. She has worked as a reporter, an editor, and a children's book reviewer. She lives with her family in Boise, Idaho.

Summary

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for a life of adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a horse, Jimmy sneaks away from his family in Salt Lake City to follow the boys. When Jimmy arrives at the Shoshoni camp, he discovers that he is expected to stay--as a member of the tribe!
Inspired by the memoirs of a white man who actually lived with Chief Washakie's tribe as a boy in the mid-1800s, The Legend of Jimmy Spoon is a compelling coming-of-age adventure.

Product details

• Authors: Kristiana Gregory
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2002
• EAN: 9780152167769
• ISBN: 978-0-15-216776-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 178 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 136 g
• Series: Great Episodes
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Mexico, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, US West, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Violence *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism *, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 19th Century, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Animals / Pets *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Historical / Military & Wars *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Places / Mexico