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The Gambler's daughtereys
Short listed for the 1997 Canadian Children s Book Centre Our ChoiceOn the run from the authorities and the angry townspeople of Weasel City British Columbia in the early 1940s teenage Loretta and her younger brother Teddy travel with their gambling stepfather Bean Trap Braden as he strikes out in search of a good poker game in the Canadian and American West Loretta and Teddy try to adjust to life on the run as they shuttle from ghost town to ghost town jumping borders and stowing away on trucks sleds and trains As the children make friends in places like Butte Montana Spokane Washington and Ferguson British Columbia Bean Trap creates enemies wherever they go Loretta and Teddy try to persuade their father to keep on the straight and narrow but instead Bean Trap schemes to stay one step ahead of all the sore losers who are right behind him and hot on the trail of his gold The Gambler s DaughterShirlee Smith Matheson has written many books for young people and adults including numerous junior novels and non fiction works Currently living and writing in Calgary she is the author of Keeper of the Mountains Thistledown Fastback Reach Orca and Lost True Stories of Canadian Aviation Tragedies Fifth House.
The Gambler's daughterhood charley Shirlee Smith Matheson a native of Winnipeg has written than a dozen fiction and non fiction Canadian adventure books for readers of all ages bringing to life the stories of real Canadians for young and old alike During a distinguished writing career that spans than fifteen years Matheson has served as a writer in residence in several western Canadian cities taught numerous courses on writing and condu Shirlee Smith Matheson has written many books for young people and adults including numerous junior novels and non fiction works Currently living and writing in Calgary she is the author of Keeper of the Mountains Thistledown Fastback Reach Orca and Lost True Stories of Canadian Aviation Tragedies Fifth House.
The Gambler's daughtereys Shirlee Smith Matheson a native of Winnipeg has written than a dozen fiction and non fiction Canadian adventure books for readers of all ages bringing to life the stories of real Canadians for young and old alike During a distinguished writing career that spans than fifteen years Matheson has served as a writer in residence in several western Canadian cities taught numerous courses on writing and conducted popular writing workshops in schools and libraries across the west site_link.