AR Book Level
4.1
AR Points
2
Word Count
16,927
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
5807 EN
About this book
In 1846, Christopher Schuchart is left an orphan while traveling to Henry Castro's colony in Texas. The Bader family takes him in, offering a new home on the frontier. While adjusting to his new life, Christopher rescues a wild mustang from a cougar, and the two become inseparable as they confront the dangers of the Texas wilderness. The story follows his struggle to find belonging and survive the harsh realities of frontier life.