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Will Sasse longs for adventure, but when Jesse and Frank James ride into Northfield, Minnesota, he gets more than he bargained for. Caught in the middle of a bank heist that ends in a gunfight, Will quickly discovers that a life of adventure often leads to danger. The outlaws escape and kidnap Will's beloved horse, Star, in the process. Follow Will as he joins the posse to retrieve his horse, encounters the outlaws face-to-face, and is offered the chance to join them.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 4-7-When the James brothers stop by the Sasses' ranch for some supplies, no one has any idea who they are and what they plan to do. All Will can think about is Jesse's handsome stallion that would be perfect to breed with his mare, Star. Jesse seems to read the boy's mind and sets his horse free in Star's pasture. After the men leave, Will assumes that he will never see them again. However, the outlaws have set their sights on the bank in Northfield. The robbery goes badly and the cashier is killed. Jesse takes Will's mare and leaves his stallion as he flees from the posse. Determined to get his horse back and feeling guilty for befriending the outlaw, Will joins the posse. Eventually, he finds Star but, equally importantly, through this difficult experience he and his father have begun to understand one another better and balance Will's enthusiasm for trying new things and his father's reluctance to make changes on their farm. Will is an engaging hero whose encounter with an outlaw forces him to do some quick growing up. His everyday life on the family's Minnesota farm is believably depicted and his love for Star and dreams of breeding more refined horses are convincingly told. There is action, suspense, and an interesting slice of history in this story that is based on a real bank robbery by the James gang and the fact that one of the author's ancestors had a horse that was stolen by the outlaws.-Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Based on a slice of family history one of the author's ancestors had his horse stolen by the James-Younger gang after the 1876 Northfield, Minn., bank raid this fast-paced novel offers crackling adventure in a colorful period setting. Fourteen-year-old Will thinks there's more to life than farming, but his stern father disparages Will's plan to breed fine riding and driving horses: "You haven't got enough horse sense to even think of raising horses!" At a livestock auction, Will meets some strangers, one of whom counsels, "A man's got to go after what he wants. Can't worry about other folks." Unaware that his new acquaintance is the notorious Jesse James, Will invites him and his brother, Frank, to visit, in hopes he can breed Star, his mare, with Jesse's fine stallion. Will gets his wish, but a week later is caught in the middle of a deadly bank robbery, after which Star is stolen by the fleeing outlaws. Will joins the posse, only to be offered a "life of adventure" by Jesse James (Will doesn't take long to announce that he prefers "law and order"). Schultz makes up for somewhat simplistic characterizations with her descriptive prose ("It got so quiet Will thought the bacon might stop sizzling, too"). The ably woven themes of thorny family relationships, horse lore and the outlaws' nefarious exploits make this a satisfying read. Ages 9-12. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
Fourteen-year-old Will Sasse dreams of raising beautiful riding horses like his mare, Star, but his practical father believes that only strong horses bred for work belong on a Minnesota farm. When Jesse JamesÆs gang of outlaws robs the Northfield bank, Will and his father join a posse to catch them and soon learn to understand each other better. Horse lovers and Jesse James fans will enjoy this well-researched tale. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 5-7. Schultz spins a fragment of family lore into an adventure well stocked with horses, family conflict, and old-fashioned gunfights. An angry argument between 14-year-old Will and his gruff father revolving around raising horses on their Minnesota ranch runs parallel to a more dangerous fight: a battle with the outlaw James gang. It seems father and son witnessed the gang's attempted holdup of a nearby bank, prompting the two to join the ensuing manhunt. Will has a personal motive to track the outlaws down, too: they've stolen his prized quarter horse. Schultz describes the raid and pursuit in vivid detail, sticking reasonably close to the historical record, and indicating her own additions in an afterword. Bullets fly often enough to satisfy action-adventure fans, and James and his cohorts make several appearances. The contrasting rhythms of the story and the slower cycles of farm life give the tale a complex but not overwrought texture. A bibliography is appended. --John Peters