Texas Tomboy

(Paperback)

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The entire ranch is thirstywill the rains ever come

This classic story depicts Texas ranch life during the droughts of the early twentieth century, as one girl tries to find her place in the world.

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[Charlottes] love of horses and the ranch, her escapades and her problems make good reading for the horse-loving girls of the present. The Horn Book Magazine

Author Bio

Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, Lois Lenski achieved acclaim as both an author and illustrator of childrens literature. For her Regional America series, Lenski traveled to each of the places that became a subject of one of her books. She did meticulous research and spoke with children and adults in the various regions to create stories depicting the lives of the inhabitants of those areas. Her novel of Florida farm life, Strawberry Girl, won the Newbery Award in 1946. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1942 for Indian Captive, a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison. Lenski died in 1974.