The Broken Promised-Land Kindle Edition

After the brutal murder of his sister and a failed bank robbery disperse the only family he's ever known, ten-year-old Jesse Williams finds himself forced on a long and treacherous journey with his last remaining companions, a rash and abrasive man known only as Mr. Stokes, and a fierce but somewhat distant Laura St. Claire. Their last hope of survival is the kid's father, who is believed to be residing far out west at a place the others call "El Dorado." As the journey stretches on and the kid contemplates his sister's death and his own growing obsession with vengeance, he finds himself compelled to grow beyond his years, but in doing so faces losing his innocence and even the last of his humanity. Read more