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The Abilene Kid: Dead Man's Hand

by John V. Madormo

A young reader’s journey into 1888 Abilene

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A young reader’s journey into 1888 Abilene

Twelve-year-old Dominick Dalesandro’s fascination with the Old West becomes a survival challenge when a library book sends him to Abilene, Kansas, in 1888. Taking the name Pete Moss, he becomes apprentice to Sheriff Amos “Lone Wolf” Malone and learns the sheriff is expected to die within a month. The story brings time travel together with frontier-town danger, a search for kidnapped children, and Pete’s effort to confront a future the sheriff appears unwilling to change. Its central dilemma sets two urgent aims against each other: rescuing the children and trying to prevent the sheriff’s death.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in Western fiction
  • Readers who enjoy time-travel adventures set in the Old West
  • Young readers drawn to stories involving sheriffs, frontier towns, and rescue missions

Themes

Time travelThe American Old WestFate and changing historyRescue and responsibility

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Book overview

AN EPIC YA WESTERN TIME-TRAVEL ADVENTURE BEGINS...

 

Twelve-year-old Dominick Dalesandro is obsessed with the Old West-outlaws, lawmen, and dusty frontier towns. But when a mysterious library book transports him back to 1888 Abilene, Kansas, history is no longer just a subject he studies...it's a world he must survive.

 

Sheriff Amos "Lone Wolf" Malone has chosen Dominick as his apprentice, giving him the chance to live out his Wild West dreams under a new name: Pete Moss. But adventure quickly turns to danger when Pete learns that the sheriff is doomed to die in just one month. Determined to change history, Pete must navigate gunfights, town secrets, and a daring rescue mission-all while trying to stop a fate that the sheriff refuses to outrun.

 

As the stakes rise, Pete faces an impossible choice: save the kidnapped children he's sworn to find or prevent the sheriff's tragic end. One decision could change the past forever-but at what cost?

 

Perfect for fans of time-travel adventures and YA Westerns, The Abilene Kid: Dead Man's Hand delivers heart-pounding action, historical intrigue, and an unforgettable hero.

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