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High trail to danger

In 1879 seventeen-year-old Sarah travels from Chicago to the violent town of Leadtown, Colorado, to locate her missing father, but she finds that the mention of his name brings her strange looks and an attempt on her life.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nixon, Joan Lowery
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bantam, 1991.
Subjects:	Mystery fiction > Juvenile. West (U.S.) > Juvenile fiction. Colorado > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	In 1879 seventeen-year-old Sarah travels from Chicago to the violent town of Leadtown, Colorado, to locate her missing father, but she finds that the mention of his name brings her strange looks and an attempt on her life.
Physical Description:	168 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	0553073141
Author Notes:	Joan Lowery Nixon was born in Los Angeles, California. She attended the University of Southern California where she received a B.A. in journalism and later an education certificate from California State. She has written over 100 mystery books for young adults. She is known for her Orphan Train Adventure Series and other titles including A Family Apart, The Seance and Other Side of the Dark. Her works have earned her the honor of being the only writer to win four Edgar Allen Poe awards and in addition, two Spurs from Western Writers of America. She was a past President of the Mystery Writers of America. She died from complications of pancreatic cancer on June 28, 2003, in Houston, Texas. She was 76. (Bowker Author Biography)