Riding Freedom - (Scholastic Signature) by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>By the age of 12, Charlotte Parkhurst knows the world of the 1860s holds more opportunities for boys than girls. So she cuts off her hair, dons boys' clothing, and begins a new life that gives her many privileges, including the right to vote.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.<p></p>In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>With a pacing that moves along at a gallop, this is a skillful execution of a fascinating historical tale. -Publishers Weekly, starred reviewMiddle-schoolers will love the horse adventures and the stories of her trickery... --BooklistYoungsters who liked Caddie Woodlawn better unreformed and who appreciate an atmospheric blend of grit, gorses, and history will want to take a ride with Charley. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Brian Selznick's books have garnered countless accolades worldwide, and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He is the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>The Invention of Hugo Cabret</i>, adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie <i>Hugo</i>; and <i>Wonderstruck</i>, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick; as well as the <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers <i>The Marvels</i> and <i>Baby Monkey, Private Eye</i>. Most recently, he illustrated the 20th anniversary paperback edition covers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. <br/> Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her <i>New York Times</i> bestselling novel, <i>Echo</i>, as well as the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature for her body of work. Her celebrated novels, <i>Echo</i>, <i>Esperanza Rising</i>, <i>The Dreamer</i>, <i>Riding Freedom</i>, <i>Becoming Naomi Léon</i>, and <i>Paint the Wind</i>, have received countless accolades, among them two Pura Belpré Awards, a NAPPA Gold Award, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and two Américas Awards. Her acclaimed picture books include <i>Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride</i> and <i>When Marian Sang</i>, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, and <i>Tony Baloney</i>, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.
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