Tough Luck Format:Hardcover Thomas moves back to his

Thomas moves back to his perpetually misunderstood hometown of Baltimore (a place he never wanted to return

- Intricately designed sprayed edges

his hands red with blood

with forty thousand dollars in a plastic bag

this book will inspire readers of all ages

Tough Luck Format:Hardcover Thomas moves back to hisIn this homage to True Grit, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold mining father. After their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold mine in Colorado Territory, and since then he's sent only three letters. Still, Haidie is certain that he is alive, has struck gold, and will soon send for them. But patience is