In The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis, Sallie and her sister Maude are orphaned for a second time.They had been living with their Aunt Ruthie since their parents died of the fever. Now Aunt Ruthie has been killed and they have no other family that they know of.
At first they are taken in by the minister and his family. But soon they begin to feel like hired hands - without the pay. And when Maude is almost forced to married an old man, they decide it is time to make their way west. They may have an uncle in Independence, Missouri - three weeks ride west.
Disguised as boys they head out on the minister's mule and cart-horse. Sallie thinks she knows how to be a range rider from the dime-novels she has been reading. Maude thinks they will be okay as long as they get there before the snow.
Along the way they meet up with Joe Hardin, the notorious star in Sallie's books. Between his reputation and Maude's - who is now wanted as a horse-thief - the adventure begins. It become difficult to tell which version of the story is more exciting - the one that happens or what the newspapers report on Mad Maude March.
Couloumbis, Audrey. (2005). The Misadventures of Maude March. New York: Yearling.
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