A тАЬripsnorting western . . . With plenty of twists and turnsтАФand a cameo appearance by Doc HollidayтАФitтАЩs a real cowgirl triumphтАЭ (Kirkus Reviews).
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In 1887, twelve-year-old Eliza YatesтАФdisguised as a boyтАФsets out with her faithful dog Caesar to search for her missing father. Along the way, she falls in with gentleman outlaw Calvin Featherbone. тАЬTogether, they make their way to Tinville, Colorado, where, coincidentally, CalvinтАЩs father was killed by a certain Sheriff Yates. Calvin plans to avenge the murder, but he gets himself and Eliza in so much trouble with his amateurish schemes that the pair arrives in town ready to be hanged as horse thieves. HahnтАЩs writing crackles like gunshot in the OlтАЩ West, and Eliza and Calvin make a lovable team. The plotting is . . . tight and fast paced, and Hahn does a fine job of recreating the atmosphere of the days of cowboys and minersтАЭ (Booklist).
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тАЬHahn has obviously done her research, and succeeds in bringing the ambiance of the Old West to her novel. The result is a fast, funny, and entertaining adventure thatтАЩs just the thing for fans of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.тАЭтАФSchool Library Journal
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тАЬAn amusing comedy of errors that derives much of its humor from CalvinтАЩs speech and manners and ElizaтАЩs wry asides alluding to her true identity as a girl.тАЭтАФKirkus Reviews