Vengeance Road
Publisher
Young Readers Paperback
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780544466388
Pages
336 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Kate Thompson’s father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, the eighteen-year-old disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers and justice. What she finds are devious strangers, dust storms, and a pair of brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, she gets closer to the truth about herself and must decide if there's room for love in a heart so full of hate.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL750L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Family member death; Biracial; Gender nonconformity; single parent; single father; death of a parent; death of a father; death of a mother; grief; family tragedy; loss; parentless; biracial adult; girls who dress as boys
Main Character
adult female
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Mexican) / White
Family Formation
orphan
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
grit; adventure; murder; gang; revenge; gold; goldmine; justice; brothers; quest; guns; western; cowgirl; cowboy; allies
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bowman, Erin, "Vengeance Road" (2017). Diverse Families. 1831.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1831