Coyote Moon

by Martin Booth

When 12-year-old Daniel appears at Dark Creek ranch, the owner, Matt, takes him in. But this is Texas in 1861—the Civil War is raging and Matt joins up, leaving Daniel to drive the cattle along the Shawnee Trail 680 miles to Kansas. It is a hazardous journey, across flooded rivers, through dangerous Indian territory, and facing ruthless bandits.

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Martin Booth was a prolific English novelist and poet. He also worked as a teacher and screenwriter, and was the founder of the Sceptre Press.

Reviews

[Aidancullen88 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book fits into the Books that teach you about another time
It is about the wild west around the time of the American civil war. The main protagonist is a boy who is about 16 years old. He was separated from his parents as they were sent to Australia and stowed away on a ship that was going to America! He ends up on a ranch in Missouri just as war breaks out. He the goes with the ranch owners to sell stock.

This book is great because it offers an insight into the world of the wild west, as this quote shows

this is the west. we do what we have to.

I liked the way the action was described and the plot was well thought out.

[Jake March · Rating 3 out of 5]

The most unusual part of this book i found was when the boy ran away and was living on his now trying to get the cattle back to his barn. This isn't really a common happening in a big city like Auckland .

I reckon I would recommend this book to other people because its unusual and different something new, different culture and everything over all it 'twas a good read and yeah I recommend to anyone.