Jo and the Bandit [Hardcover]

Willo Davis Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1992 | Age Level: 9 and up

En route to stay with her uncle in Texas in the late 1860s, twelve-year-old Jo experiences a stagecoach robbery and becomes involved with a reluctant young outlaw aiming to change his ways.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- Jo and Andrew Whitman are moving temporarily to west Texas to live with their uncle, Judge Macklin, until their aunt can come up from Galveston to take over both their deceased grandmother's house in east Texas and their care. En route to Muddy Wells, the stagecoach in which they are travelling is robbed by masked bandits, and the pair unexpectedly find themselves involved in the frontier justice system. Jo's artistic talent puts their lives in jeopardy when the bandits discover that she can draw pictures of them and their horses for the wanted posters. But when one of the bandits makes a purchase at the general store where she is working, Jo realizes that he is too young and gentle to really be a criminal. She tries to help him and to convince her uncle not to prosecute him with the rest of the villains. Some readers may feel that the pace moseys a bit, but it is refreshing to find a strong-minded, independent female protagonist in a genre usually overwhelmed by bonnets and gingham. Roberts has spiced up a light Western with just the right touch of mystery. --Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, : Austin
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; Ex-library/stated first Edition edition (April 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068931745X
• ISBN-13: 978-0689317453
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,999,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery, but similar to some other books by Roberts, August 8, 2001

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Valerie Lockhart (Shreveport, Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jo and the Bandit (Hardcover)

This book started off like some other books by Roberts: some kids lost there parents, and were sent to live with relatives. It was pretty good, and the ending was surprising. The elements, events, and characters in the story were all well-developed, which made it more fun to read. I liked the book overall.

4.0 out of 5 stars Jo and the Bandit, April 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jo and the Bandit (Hardcover)

My 11- yearold son read this book to me. We both found it to be entertaining. Usually it is hard to get my son to read. He is a good reader but doesn't like to read. He was unable at times to put the book down. The action kept his interest. If you have a child that doesn't like to read I recomend this book.