Linda’s Books

Looking for something to read? This page covers Linda’s books available on Amazon. Here, you’ll find historical fiction and nonfiction, as well as fairy tale and fable beginner reader retellings set in the old west town of Gopher Gulch.

Station #1 on the Outlaw Trail: Old West Outlaws

The badlands that spread out from the United States/Canada border are full of many untold stories of the old west. For decades, there was plenty a horse thief and outlaw looking to rustle cattle and steal horses, drive them over the border and sell them.

Badlands and Outlaws (The Old West Book 1)

Gerrit Nagel lands in Billings, Montana, with nothing to his name but the clothes he’s wearing–and an older brother determined to make him into a cowboy. Long before he’s ready for it, Gerrit is riding drag on a Nez Perce horse behind 2000 head of cattle, headed North to Culbertson following the Yellowstone River through the badlands, then on into the Canadian badlands to hunt for strays.

Kidnapped By Outlaws (The Old West Book II)

In Book II, Gerrit is kidnapped by an outlaw gang. Can he escape from the outlaw hideout where he’s held captive? Will the outlaws claim his horse, Eb, and sell him, or will Gerrit be able to steal his own horse back again? And is Wart really an outlaw, or just another teen lured in by the chance to belong to a gang? Can Gerrit save him from a life of crime?

The Three Little Pigs: An Easy Adventure Story (Beginner Reader Pigs Story) (Magic Forest Adventures)

This beginner reader pigs story is set in the old west. The three little pigs live in Magic Forest, but they’re always being bothered by that bully, the big bad wolf. After they sneak away to visit the old west town, Gopher Gulch, and find he visits there, too, they decide it’s time to build their own treehouse to keep the wolf out. However, the three little pigs only like to do easy thing

Little Red Riding Hood: A Beginner Reader Fairy Tale, Adventures in the Old West Easy Reader (Magic Forest Adventures)

This fairy tale retelling is set in the old west town of Gopher Gulch, where Red Riding Hood and her family have recently arrived.

Will Little Red Riding Hood meet the bully, Big Bad Wolf, while she’s crossing the Magic Forest to Granny’s sod house? Will Granny get to eat Red’s basket of goodies?

The Lion and the Mouse: An Easy Aesop Fable (Beginning Reader Mouse Story) (Magic Forest Adventures)

The circus comes to the old west town of Gopher Gulch. But when a tornado hits during the performance, all of the animals are released. Mouse is just looking for a home, while Lion is looking for his freedom.

This easy to read retelling of the popular Aesop Fable, The Lion and the Mouse, is a tale of a small, courageous mouse and a bold, powerful lion who learns that even the King of Beasts needs help some days.

The Turtle and the Rabbit (Tortoise and the Hare): An Easy Reader Chapter Book (An Aesops Fable Retelling) (Magic Forest Adventures)

It’s a fine summer day in Gopher Gulch in the old west, when turtle and rabbit decide to race to a birthday party at the castle in Magic Forest. Crow spreads the word to all the animals, and they’re all there to cheer at the finish line. Of course Rabbit is much faster than Turtle, but does that mean he wins the race?

Share this easy reader animal book with a beginning reader to find out!

Necile Saves Baby Claus (Santa Claus Grows Up): An Easy to Read Christmas Book About Adoption (Magic Forest Adventures)

Gopher Gulch is a town in the Old West, where the people don’t realize how close they are to the Magic Forest. Necile lives in the forest, but doesn’t know the human baby she finds nearby, and adopts, will grow up to become Santa Claus. Indeed, he’ll spread the magic of Christmas around the world.

Snowmobile Challenge: A Young Adult Winter Sports Book About Making Friends in a New School (Coming of Age Book)

Brad Klein, 16, has just lost his best friend in a tragic snowmobile accident in this young adult book about moving, making friends, and coping with grief and loss.

The book was shortlisted for the Saskatchewan Book Awards in YA literature in 2003.

Snocross: A Winter Sports Action Book Aout Snowmobile Racing (90-Minute Short Reads)(Young Adult Coming of Age Book)

High school student, Shawn Riggs, wants just two things in life–to be part of the popular crowd in high school and to become the next snocross national junior race champion with his snowmobile. 

The action is non-stop at the Duluth snocross season opener in this extreme winter sports young adult book. A 90-minute short reads book, this fast paced novel takes readers of all ages behind the scenes at a WPSA snocross race, including photos from the actual Duluth season opener for the 2005-2006 season.

Out-Of-Print Paperbacks

Linda’s out-of-print paperback books are also for sale online. You’ll find them listed, along with those of other writers in her writers’ group, at:

Our Little Bookshop


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