nevada

When thirteen-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's nervous. She moved away two years ago to recover from a bad fall off her beloved mustang, Blackie, and she's still not sure she can get back in the saddle. She's having trouble bonding with her new horse, Ace, the other ranchers treat her like the boss's spoiled daughter, and Blackie has been missing since the day of Sam's fateful accident.

"Invites readers to investigate stories about Area 51 through . . . text, . . . imagery, and clear, simple graphics"--Provided by publisher.

This book is about the state of Nevada. It has its own climate, geography, economy, population, and history. Learn what makes Nevada unique.

"Engaging images accompany information about Nevada. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--.

"During a massive blackout in rural Nevada, two brothers struggle to survive without their self-reliance-obsessed dad and without enough water to cross the desert for help"--OCLC.

Presents facts about the state of Nevada, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

Discover facts about the history, geography, and symbols of the state of Nevada.

"The Lockwood brothers are supposed to be able to survive anything. Their dad, a hard-core believer in self-reliance, has stockpiled enough food and water at their isolated Nevada home to last for months. But when they are robbed of all their supplies during a massive blackout while their dad is out of town, John and Stew must walk ninety-six miles in the stark desert sun to get help. Along the way, they're forced to question their dad's insistence on self-reliance and ask just what it is that we owe to our neighbors, to our kin, and to ourselves."--.

During a massive blackout in rural Nevada, two brothers struggle to survive without their self-reliance-obsessed dad and without enough water cross the desert for help.

In graphic novel format of Waler Van Tilburg Clark's "The Ox-Bow Incident" when a rancher is reported murdered by cattle rustlers, the people of Ox-Bow decide to take justice into their own hands and lynch the alleged killers.