Saddle up for wild west adventure on Rancho Cameron, set in 1889 California. Jenny and her father have come to stay on their family’s massive ranch in the Sierra foothills. Eleven-year-old Jenny wishes she was back in Salinas, but she discovers that her days are full of adventures and mishaps whenever her new friend Brose is around.
Book One – Jenny Cameron’s Cattle Rustling Catastrophe
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1889 California is full of cattle rustlers and cowboys. Jenny, newly arrived with her father to his family’s ranch, finds herself with a mystery she can’t wait to solve. Her grandmother’s new washerwoman is the spitting image of a notorious female cattle rustler, right down to the pearl-handled pistols she wears around her hips. “Annie O’Banyon” also happens to be the lead character in Jenny’s newest dime novel. The washerwoman’s arrival sets off a round of missing cattle. This is too much of a coincidence for Jenny and her friend, Brose. They are convinced Annie and her gang are rustling the ranchers’ cattle. They do their best to persuade Jenny’s father and the sheriff, but their “tall tales” fall on skeptical ears.
Can Jenny and Brose stop the cattle rustlers? Jenny discovers that a girl who cries “cattle rustler” once too often must learn to think things through before plunging headlong into danger. 🔎 Read an excerpt
Book Two – Jenny Cameron’s Bank Robbing Blunder
Tigers and elephants and trouble, oh my! What happens when Jenny and her friend, Brose, skip school to see the circus train that’s chugging its way through town? Plenty! While hiding from Jenny’s uncle, they unwittingly see a bank robbery unfold. Worse, Brose is almost caught trying to take a peek in the robbers’ wagon.
As he and Jenny scramble to find help, more trouble unfolds like a circus tent. It’s a fiasco filled with danger, thrills and a daring rescue. Can Jenny save the day and her daddy’s life?
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