Author: Ralphs, Matt
Interest age: from c 10 years
Published on 5 January 2023 by Andersen Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 304 pages
128 x 198 x 22 | 246g
Annie’s family work hard to survive on their Ohio farm. Annie’s happiest when hunting game with her pa, and she doesn’t care one bit that it’s not the kind of thing girls are meant to do. When tragedy strikes, the family is thrown into deepest poverty. Until one day, Annie dares to pick up Pa’s old rifle, and find a way to feed her starving family. As the family’s fortunes worsen, Annie is sent away to work, and life becomes an ever greater struggle. Yet Annie has the courage and pluck to survive – and her brilliance with a rifle starts to gain her more than just turkeys for the pot. Can Annie’s amazing skills take her all the way to fame and fortune?An inspiring novel based on the incredible life of sharpshooting star Annie Oakley.