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ISBN10: 0553271105
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He rode into our valley in the summer of 89, a slim man, dressed in black. “Call me Shane,” he said. He never told us more.

There was a deadly calm in the valley that summer, a slow, climbing tension that seemed to focus on Shane.

“Theres something about him,” Mother said. “Something . . . dangerous . . .”

“Hes dangerous all right,” Father said, “but not to us.”

“Hes like one of these here slow burning fuses,” the mule skinner said.

“Quiet . . . so quiet you forget its burning till it sets off a hell of a blow of trouble. And theres trouble brewing.”

Jack Schaefer is best known for this timeless classic.

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A gunman helps the homesteaders break the power of the Wyoming cattlemen.

Synopsis:

Call Me Shane

He rode into our valley in the summer of '89, a slim man, dresses inblack.

Call me Shane, he said. He never told us more.

There was a deadly calm in the valley that summer, a slow, climbing tension that seemed to focus on Shane.

There's something about him, Mother said. Something...dangerous...

He's dangerous all right, Father said, ...but not to us...

He's like one of these here slow burning fuses, the mule skinner said. Quiet...so quiet you forget it's burning till it sets off a hell of a blow of trouble. And there's trouble brewing.

TAUT...GRIM...UNFORGETTABLE...

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Anglophile, January 2, 2010 (view all comments by Anglophile)
Shane is one of those books that I return to time and again. The language is simple, but evokes a changing frontier and Shane's bittersweet struggle to leave behind a life of violence. No polemics or self-conscious internalizing here - the characters' actions say more then their words. And this withholding draws in the reader to try to understand their past and present. This story is more than just a Western. Like all great tales, it goes beyond mere genre.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553271102
Author:
Schaefer, Jack
Publisher:
Random House
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Westerns
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Westerns
Subject:
Western stories
Subject:
Children s-Adventure Stories
Copyright:
Edition Number:
New Bantam ed.
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
3
Publication Date:
19830931
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
from 7
Language:
English
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
6.92x4.24x.45 in. .18 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

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Product details 160 pages Random House - English 9780553271102 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , A gunman helps the homesteaders break the power of the Wyoming cattlemen.
"Synopsis" by , Call Me Shane

He rode into our valley in the summer of '89, a slim man, dresses inblack.

Call me Shane, he said. He never told us more.

There was a deadly calm in the valley that summer, a slow, climbing tension that seemed to focus on Shane.

There's something about him, Mother said. Something...dangerous...

He's dangerous all right, Father said, ...but not to us...

He's like one of these here slow burning fuses, the mule skinner said. Quiet...so quiet you forget it's burning till it sets off a hell of a blow of trouble. And there's trouble brewing.

TAUT...GRIM...UNFORGETTABLE...

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