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edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 2003
ISBN:9781551432502
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Arizona Charlie and the Klondike Kid

by Julie Lawson, illustrated by Kasia Charko

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Arizona Charlie was King of the Cowboys--crack shot, a champion lasso twirler and a fearless horseman. He was famous all over the world. And he'd come to live in the gold rush town of Dawson City. The year is 1899. The place is Dawson City, Yukon. Ben longs to be a Wild West star, just like Arizona Charlie. He practices lassoing. He perfects his aim with a slingshot. At last he gets a place in the closing act of the Wild West show. Ben prepares to perform in front of a packed house, but the performance does not go as he expected. Will Ben earn the title that he dreams of? Will he become the Klondike Kid?

About the Authors
Julie Lawson is the author of over 30 books for children and young adults. Her critically acclaimed works have received numerous award nominations, including the Children's Book Centre Award for A Blinding Light, the Canadian Library Association Award for White Jade Tiger, and Forest of Reading Awards for Goldstone, Ghosts of the Titanic, A Ribbon of Shining Steel, and many more. Her YA novels include White Jade Tiger (winner of the Sheila A. Egoff BC Children's Fiction Prize), No Safe Harbour (winner of the Hackmattack Children's Choice Award) and A Blinding Light (runner-up for the City Of Victoria Bolen Books Prize).

Julie writes from her home in Victoria, BC.

Working in watercolor and colored pencil, Kasia Charko creates detailed, colorful paintings that bring period, place and character to life. Born and educated in England, Kasia lives in Alton, Ontario, with her family of animals.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
0 to 7
Grade:
p to 2
Reading age:
4 to 8
Awards
  • Winner, Storytelling World Award winner
  • Commended, CCBC Our Choice
  • Short-listed, BC Book Prize - Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize nominee
  • Commended, Canadian Toy Testing Council Recommended Books

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