Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Legend of Jimmy Spoon | 1990 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
| 2 | Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express | 1994 | Kristiana Gregory | Buy |
The Legend of Jimmy Spoon by Kristiana Gregory is a two-book historical fiction series for young readers. The first book, published in 1990, tells the story of a boy who leaves Salt Lake City to live among the Shoshone people in the 1850s. Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express, published in 1994, follows his later adventures.
The series draws on the history of the American West and gives young readers a story about cultural exchange and growing up in a frontier world. Gregory grounds the fiction in historical detail while keeping the adventure accessible to her target audience.