num_pages: 224
description: William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney Jr. loves to take risks. But Billy's luck runs out when, during a train heist, a passenger recognizes the nineteen-year-old outlaw. Fed up with his bad ways, Sheriff Willis Monroe, Billy's own cousin, decides to track him down. The Kid's two-timing partners are hunting him, too--and a posse wants Billy ( and the sheriff) dead.This gripping fictional tale imagines William Bonney's fate had his life of crime taken a very different turn. Fans of adventure will be riveted by Theodore Taylor's fresh take on a legendary character.Includes an author's note about the real Billy the Kid.
language: English
title: Billy the Kid: A Novel
titlecomplete: Billy the Kid: A Novel
characters: Billy the Kid
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Clarion Books