Beehive Award
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.
But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.
But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.
Awards
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2016 · Tween · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2015 · Middle School · Nominee
Society of Midland Authors Award
2014 · Children's Fiction · Winner
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2014 · Young Adult · Commended
Junior Library Guild
2014 · Selection
Edgar Allan Poe Award
2014 · Juvenile · Winner
Newbery Medal
2014 · Children's · Honor Book
