South in the Fall: Book #3 in The Apprentice Serices
by Frank KelsoPublish: Nov 11, 2020Action & Adventure Teen & Young Adult Book Overview
When 12, Blackthorn Wolfe hid when Comanches killed his family.But at 17, he accepts any risk to prove he is NOT a coward.Blackie begged for a chance to prove himself Pascal's Chief Scout.His test is to lead a mule train from El Paso to Fort Laramie in 1858.Pascal LeBrun, his godfather, and owner of the mule-train freight business, calls Blackie’s bluff. “If you take this job and fail, I’ll question why I keep you around.”Failure means Pascal will toss him out with nothing – no horse, no saddle, no weapons.No one out West will cut him any slack because of his age - Seventeen.He must stand as a man, leading his team, and keeping them alive while crossing hostile lands.Will Blackie succeed in Pascal’s challenge or lose his apprenticeship and be left behind?
South in the Fall is the third dramatic story in The Apprentice Series of pioneer westerns. If you like rich descriptions, multidimensional characters, and tales that bring history to life, then you’ll love Frank Kelso’s coming-of-age novels!Buy South in the Fall to journey through the Old West today!