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Some Kind of Courage

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By Dan Gemeinhart
Publisher Scholastic Press
Some Kind of Courage
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Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone hes ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, hes lost his ponyfast, fierce, beautiful Sarah, taken away by a man who had no right to take her.Joseph can sure enough get her back, though. The odds are stacked against him, but he isnt about to give up. He will face down deadly animals, dangerous men, and the fury of nature itself on his quest to be reunited with the only family he has left.Because Joseph Johnson may have lost just about everything. But he hasnt lost hope. And he hasnt lost the fire in his belly that says hes getting his Sarah backno matter what.The critically acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with a poignant, hopeful, and actionpacked story about hearts that wont be tamed... and spirits that refuse to be broken.

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53256 words53,256 words
240 pages240 pages
Lexile 760LLexile 760L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2016Published 2016

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Book ISBN:

0545665825

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