Mavericks

by Jack Schaefer

Book Overview

Old Jake Hanlon sits on the edge of the mesa and looks out over miles of southwestern plain, starts Jack Schaefer's all-ages novel Mavericks. Old Jake Hanlon is ancient and craglike, weathered and withered . . . something like a worn rocky butte himself. Living in his memories, Hanlon prefers to reflect on his youth, when he lived every cowboy's dream, rather than think about the old man he has become, now labeled a decrepit old nuisance by the folks in town. Ultimately, it is Old Jake's recollection of the tales of his past--stories of endurance, strength, compassion, and cunning--that helps prepare him for death.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826358594
• ISBN13: 9780826358592
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

As Good as the Greats

Monty Walsh, Lonsome Dove and True Grit have been at the top of my favorite books for years. Until I found this little easy to read book! Jack Schaefer out did himself and this book is every bit as good or better then the "Great Western".