Blue Creek Farm

Matty Trescott #2

by Carroll Thomas

Blue Creek Farm is the "prequel" to Matty's War ,  in that it tells the story of Matty's life in Kansas before she moves east and joins the army. With her mother dead and her brother off riding for the Pony Express, Matty must help her father keep the farm running in spite of a drought and the dangers of nightriders. Matty learns to cope with loneliness and the intrusions of war as she becomes a teenager.

170 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Joint pseudonym of Carole B. Shmurak with Tom Ratliff