himurotatsuya ([personal profile] himurotatsuya) wrote in [community profile] findthatbook2017-08-27 12:15 pm
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FOUND: Novel with girl travelling with conman to find her father

NOTE: This book has been found!

Original entry:

Hi! I'm looking for a YA/teen novel about a girl who is searching for her father. I read it in the late 2000s/early 2010s.

The setting is the 1800s or 1900s, possibly in North America. The main character is a girl who lives with her aunt and uncle who use her as a servant. One day she runs away to find her missing father. Along the way she meets a charming conman who teaches her to survive. They travel together until they find her father, who has become a sheriff in a town. The conman ends up getting arrested. Devastated, she helps him escape, and he promises to come back for her someday. The story ends with her still waiting for his return.

If you have any idea what the title is, please let me know. Thank you very much! :)
nocowardsoul: young lady in white and gentleman speaking in a hall (Default)

[personal profile] nocowardsoul 2017-08-28 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like The Gentleman Outlaw and Me, Eli by Mary Downing Hahn.
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[personal profile] greendryad 2017-08-29 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
Hooray for finding your book!

Would you be so kind as to edit your post to state that this is found, please? Also, please don't cross stuff out or delete anything, as others may be looking for the same book in the future.

Please comment here if you don't know how to edit your own entry, and we can guide you through it.
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[personal profile] calzephyr 2017-09-02 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like a good book! I'm glad it was found.