The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy

One brave girl, one strong pony, one desperate ride to deliver a crucial message that would change the course of American history. Betsy is the girl power answer to Paul Revere.

Repeated for over two hundred years as an oral tradition, the legend of Betsy Dowdy is a classic American tale of a girl who simply believed she could be free. Inspired by the danger and daring of this ordinary North Carolinian girl, THE RIDE is a story about stepping up to help the cause you believe in, doing even what little you can, and building the United States of America.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/31/2010
ISBN: 9781416928164
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.30h x 11.20w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 29
Booklist 07/01/2010 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 07/12/2010
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2010
School Library Journal 08/01/2010 pg. 76

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 137060 / Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy
Reading Level: 3.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5