• Publication Season/Year: Winter 2009
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
• Release Date: February 24, 2009
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-4169-6130-7
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

Fourteen year old Cam O’Mara is a ranch kid from the sage brush country of central Nevada. He is a skateboarder, not a champion bull rider like his brother Ben, but when Ben joins the Marines and is seriously injured in Iraq, Cam turns to his family traditions and in particular bull riding to overcome his grief and to give his brother hope for a new life.

Ellen Fockler, library coordinator for Washoe County School District says: Suzanne Morgan Williams’ novel, BULL RIDER, vividly captures life on a modern Nevada ranch, in the bull riding arena, and within an extended family that rallies to heal an injured son. Ultimately, it is the story of many kinds of courage, love, and determination, and the coming of age of two brothers, each in his own way. . . .BULL RIDER is the story of real people, in real situations, that will ring true even if readers have never seen a salt lick, a chute, or the open range.

About the Author

Suzanne Morgan Williams is the author of the middle grade novel, BULL RIDER (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009) and 11 nonfiction children’s books with more books on the way. From the time she wrote her first book, MADE IN CHINA, IDEAS AND INVENTIONS FROM ANCIENT CHINA, (Pacific View Press, 1997) to the present, her work has taken her into classrooms to connect with students, to universities and museums to work with experts, and to communities to share experiences.  Read more about how to book or contact Suzanne Morgan Williams.

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