Riding Freedom
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and...
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A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439087964 (0439087961)
ASIN: 0439087961
Publish date: 1999-09-01
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
This chapter book is based on the true story of an orphan girl, Charlotte, who pretends she is a boy so that she can become a stage coach driver in 19th Century America. The story moves fast because it chronicles important events in her life and glosses over the rest. She remains incognito throughou...
There are definite similarities to "The Dreamer" in this book, and while I found that to be the better book that should not be held against it. I can't believe I've never heard of Charlotte Parkhurst before this book. Her story is extremely fascinating and the stuff great movies and tall tales are m...
This is an amazing book, written by Pam Munoz Ryan, who is an amazing author. This is the story of Charlotte Parkhurst. When she was two, her parents died and she was sent to an orphanage. She is mistreated there so she runs away. Charlotte loves to ride horses so she gets a job at a stable, disguis...
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