The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill: Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781477827185)

The greatest entertainer of his era, Buffalo Bill was the founder and star of the legendary show that featured cowboys, Indians, trick riding, and sharpshooters.

But long before stardom, Buffalo Bill--born Billy Cody--had to grow up fast. While homesteading in Kansas just before the Civil War, his family was caught up in the conflict with neighboring Missouri over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state.

To support his family after a pro-slaver killed his father, Billy--then eleven--herded cattle, worked on wagon trains, and rode the Pony Express. As the violence in Bleeding Kansas escalated, he joined the infamous Jayhawkers, seeking revenge on Missouri-ans, and then became a soldier, scout, and spy in the Civil War--all by age seventeen.

Award-winning author Andrea Warren brings to life the compelling childhood of an adventurous, determined boy who transformed himself into a true American icon.

Author: Andrea Warren
ISBN-10: 1477827188
ISBN-13: 9781477827185
Publisher: Two Lions
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 177228 / Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill: Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 139
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2015 - Recommended - Readable