num_pages: 192
description: A collection of thirteen quirky stories of order and chaos existing side by side includes the title story about a traveler hunting for cheerleaders in the frozen Rocky Mountains.
language: English
title: How I Came West, and Why I Stayed
titlecomplete: How I Came West, and Why I Stayed
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 53
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Oregon Book Award
category: Fiction (Finalist)
publisher: Chronicle Books Llc