The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan - by Patricia Bailey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A plucky heroine's search for justice in the lawless West.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Life in a Nevada mining town in 1905 is not easy for thirteen-year-old Kit Donovan, who is trying to do right by her deceased mother and become a proper lady. When Kit discovers Papa's boss at the gold mine is profiting from unsafe working conditions, she realizes being a lady is tougher than it looks. With a man's hat and a printing press, Kit puts her big mouth and all the life skills she's learned from reading <em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em> to work, defying threats of violence, and finds that justice doesn't always look like she imagined it would.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan</i> is a rip-roaring tale of love, friendship, and betrayal set in the gold mines of Nevada. The bad-tempered, outrageous, courageous, and determined Kit will steal your heart. This is a romping good read! --Karen Cushman, author, <i>Catherine, Called Birdy</i><br><br><strong>2018 Oregon Book Award Winner--Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature<br /> 2018 WILLA Literary Award Winner--Children's/Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Category</strong><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Originally a small-town girl herself, <b>Patricia Bailey</b> now lives in a slightly larger town in Oregon with her husband and three cats. <i>The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan</i> is her debut novel.</p>
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