The Treasure of Panther Peak
by Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Big Bend National Park provides fertile ground for a mother and
daughter's new beginning in this absorbing novel from the award-winning
author of Summer of the Bonepile Monster and The Monkey Thief.
It's the 1950s and Page Williams has just moved to West Texas with her
mother, the new teacher at the Panther Flat school, located inside the
park. Impressed by the dry heat and fearful of rattlers, Page soon
finds new friends among the children of the park rangers and local
ranchers. She meets a mountain lion named Carmencita, watches a family
of skunks parade across her patio every night, and soaks up legends
about lost gold in the Ghost Mountains that rise behind the school.
Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Author's Bio:AILEEN KILGORE HENDERSON grew up in Alabama and resides in Brookwood,
Alabama. She served in the Women's Army Corps in World War II as an
airplane engine mechanic and a photo lab technician. Her first book for
young readers, The Summer of the Bonepile Monster,
won the Milkweed Prize for Children’s Literature and the Alabama
Library Association Award. Her second book for young readers, The Monkey Thief, was selected for the New York Public Library’s list of 1998 Books for the Teen Age. She is also the author of The Treasure of Panther Peak, which was placed on the Sunshine State Young Readers’ List.
Awards:Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List Finalist
Quotes:“A good story about life in the 1950s in a setting where groceries
and mail are delivered once a week and wild animals prowl the land.
Students may even wish they could attend the one-room school.” —The Book Report
“The action has contemporary appeal. . . the author blends Page's dream
of treasure, based on the legends, she has read, with Mrs. Williams'
creative manner of teaching basic astronomy.” —Alabama Writers' Forum
“Henderson has taken full advantage of the rich history and legends of this setting to create an exciting adventure story.” —Booklist
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Price:
$ 6.95
Binding: Paper
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Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 1998
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Genre: Intermediate Fiction
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781571316196
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