{"product_id":"9781250294272","title":"Legends of the Lost Causes","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLegends of the Lost Causes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Brad McLelland, Louis Sylvester\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling first book in a new middle-grade fantasy action-adventure series set in the Old West, about a ragtag team of orphans who must fight off the risen dead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA band of orphan avengers. A cursed stone. A horde of zombie outlaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Keech Blackwood’s new life after Bad Whiskey Nelson descends upon the Home for Lost Causes and burns it to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his home destroyed and his family lost, Keech will have to use the lessons he learned from Pa Abner to hunt down the powerful Char Stone. Luckily, he has the help of a ragtag team of orphans. Together, they’ll travel through treacherous forests, fight off the risen dead, and discover that they share mysterious bonds as they search for the legendary stone. Now it’s a race against the clock, because if Bad Whiskey finds the stone first . . . all is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Keech and the other orphans won’t hesitate. Because they’re more than just heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey’re Lost Causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegends of the Lost Causes \u003c\/i\u003emarks the thrilling start to an action-packed middle grade series by debut authors Brad McLelland and Louis Sylvester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLegend of the Lost Causes\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fun and exciting story, written with the utmost respect for the Osage culture.\" —Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rip-roaring adventure in the Wild West, filled with cowboys, magic, and a horde of undead villains that'll have you hunkered down in your bedroll, turning pages long after the campfire has died down.\" —Heidi Schulz, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eHook's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Lost Causes\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McLelland and Sylvester imbue the adventure with a Louis L’Amour-esque flair refreshed for today’s readers by the thoughtful incorporation of American frontier history and Osage culture. This is an easy read for fans of Westerns like Bowman’s \u003ci\u003eVengeance Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cowriters McLelland and Sylvester incorporate aspects of Osage culture and legend into this action-packed series starter. Part western, part zombie flick, this pits scrappy, resourceful kids against some menacing villains—always a recipe for success.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Old West lingo-laden dialogue is pitch-perfect—not to mention contagious. It’s rare to see a Western in middle grade fiction—especially one that, like this one, eliminates some of the genre’s more harmful stereotypes of Native populations . . . [this] will surely gain more than a few young fans.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"I don’t get to use the word rollicking enough but there’s no other word for this book: a rollicking adventure filled with mystery and magic that crackles like a brush fire.\" —Emma Trevayne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Months and Years\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thrilling, dark, and full of heart, this is a Western like none I’ve ever read. I loved it.\" —Stefan Bachmann, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Peculiar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Whatnot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250294272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688651141326,"sku":"9781250294272","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2c121ba7-c61c-4170-848c-61bd17248c92.jpg?v=1640318471","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250294272","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}