After moving from Alabama to Texas in 1836, Jeff Byrd turns fourteen years old while fighting for Texas independence from Mexico and trying to sort out his friends from his enemies after a Hispanic family saves his life when the Mexican Army slaughters its prisoners during the Goliad Massacre.
year: 2004, 2000
call number/section: 1000
subjects: goliad massacre, goliad, tex., 1836, juvenile fiction, fiction, frontier and pioneer life, texas, prejudices, historical fiction, texas, history, revolution, 1835-1836, juvenile fiction, fiction
Editions
Wisler, G. Clifton
Waterbird Books (2004)
After moving from Alabama to Texas in 1836, Jeff Byrd turns fourteen years old while fighting for Texas independence from Mexico and trying to sort out his friends from his enemies after a Hispanic family saves his life when the Mexican Army slaughters its prisoners during the Goliad Massacre.
Schools: 0
Wisler, G. Clifton
Jamestown Publishers (2000)
Thirteen-year-old "Jeff" Byrd has to learn to adapt to life in rual Texas, while his father fights for Texas independence. Soon he is to decide the difference between friends and enemies.
Schools: 2