Jos Triumph Nikki Tate by Nikki Tate 9781554696529, 1554696526 instant download after payment.

Disguised as a boy, Joselyn becomes Jo and joins the Pony Express.

Grade 3-6-Joselyn Whyte daydreams about her life as it once was, before her parents died, and before her brothers dumped her in an orphanage on their way to the gold rush. She hatches a plan to escape, passes herself off as a boy named "Joe," and gets a job as a rider for the Pony Express. The freedom and adventure prove exciting, yet the job is dangerous with Indians and settlers alike threatening the mail runs. A fellow rider discovers Jo's secret and he blackmails her to help steal money from the mail, but she finds a way to circumvent his plan. After traveling many miles out of her way she becomes lost, but once she gets on the right track, she and her worn horse make it to safety and she is rewarded for her bravery. This fast-paced story features a large typeface with black-and-white line drawings and should appeal to elementary readers, as well as to older reluctant readers.
Alison Grant, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Joselyn is determined to escape from the Carson City Home for Unfortunate Girls. Disguised as a boy, she finds a job carrying the mail for the Pony Express. When the meanest man on the route learns that Jo is not who she appears to be, he uses her secret to extract a promise that, kept or broken, could mean death. Nikki Tate has been crazy about horses since before she spoke her first word, "horsie." Jo's Triumph is Nikki's tenth novel. Nikki lives with her daughter and many finned, furred and feathered creatures near Victoria, British Columbia.