Hilary Thompson, the heroine of A Horse to Remember, knows nothing about horses, but resolves this dilemma when she goes to work cleaning horse stalls at the stables next door to her new home. Here sh
When cowboss Fred asks twelve-year-old Ben to begin training Soapsuds, Ben is caught between his father and Fred, two admirable men who have very different methods of starting a colt, and discovers he
Eleven-year-old Joe Henry Grummond joins his twice-widowed father on an arduous journey from Kentucky to the gold fields of Bannack, Montana, in 1862, and as they try to earn enough to make a fresh st
Captain, as this thirteen-year-old boy-likes to call himself, covers up any insecurities he might feel with his quick wit, sarcastic put-downs, and arrogance. He doesn't even try to hide his disdains
A compilation of nine short stories by beloved storyteller, Jim Moore. Montana and the West come alive as his nine short stories bring the reader back to a time when life was simpler —or was it?
Murder in the Capitol. The body of the young and beautiful assistant to the governor of Montana is found on the rotunda floor. Soon after, foul play is confirmed. When Ms. Audrey Welter, State Senator
In 2002, eighty-year-old Worthy Chambers is diagnosed with cancer and told she has only a short time to live. Her best friend and neighbor, Trudy, asks Worthy what she wants most before she dies. Wort
Murder in the Capitol! When the body of the lovely assistant to Montana's Governor is found on the floor of Montana s Capitol, fingers point to State Senator Audrey Welter. When formally accused, she
Ten-year-old Kendall Ralston carries a fading photo of his twin sister whose absence has left a constant ache in his heart since his father took him from his sister and their mother when the twins we
Montana author, Jim Moore, teaches many history lessons in his debut novel, Ride the Jawbone, which effectively transports the reader to central Montana's ranching communities and the famous Jawbone R
Cowboying in the modern Great Basin Region of the United States reflects many practices and traditions handed down from the Spanish vaqueros, but also include computers, four-wheelers and driving pick
When their father dies in the copper mines of Butte, Montana, in 1914, eleven-year-old Emmie and her twelve-year-old brother Conrad move with their mother to operate a boarding house in the nearby tow
Twins, separated by divorcing parents at four years of age, were expected to forget each other. They did not, but for the past 8 years, living very different lives far from each other, have longed to
