One Came Home (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375873454)

A Newbery Honor Book

An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book

Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel

"An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now."--Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman

In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.

But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body--wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown--everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.

Author: Amy Timberlake
ISBN-10: 0375873457
ISBN-13: 9780375873454
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.80d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156090 / One Came Home

Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee