Books published by Keystone Canyon Press

Meet Ratio Holmes! He's not really the great, great grandson of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, but all the other kids seem to think he is. Now he's a detective whether he likes it or not. Still, he's creative, good at thinking through facts, and has a wicked smart best friend, Jinju. Together, they might make great detectives after all!Ratio Holmes has no intention of continuing detective work after his first case. That is until a green backpack, an art competition, and a friend in need come together. Jimmy-called-James has been accused of vandalizing another artist's painting. Even with Jinju's help, it won't be easy for Ratio to prove his friend's innocence to the satisfaction of the Longtides Elementary Art Teacher: Ratio's mom.Lexile: 540L

Meet Ratio Holmes! He's not really the great, great grandson of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, but all the other kids seem to think he is. Now he's a detective whether he likes it or not. Still, he's creative, good at thinking through facts, and has a wicked smart best friend, Jinju. Together, they might make great detectives after all!Ratio Holmes is not a detective. That is until Tommy Fist, the tallest, strongest, and most short-tempered boy in school decides that Ratio is. Tommy wants back his Boston Red Sox baseball cap. And Ratio is going to find it, or else. Along with his best friend, now colleague, Jinju, Ratio takes on the case. Not that he has much choice. Figuring out how to be a detective is hard. Trying to stay honest and also unharmed may be even harder. Combining footwork, creative thinking, and intuition, Ratio and Jinju solve the case, return the hat, and leave everyone involved unbruised and unbroken.Lexile: 530L

Before the railroad made travel to the isolated communites of theSierra Nevada accessible, Snowshoe Thompson endured the elements to trek across snowy mountains, facing frostbite, fatigue, and even wolves to deliver the mail. Thompson carried more than letters from home; he carried on his back the future of Nevada, saving lives in the process, on snowshoes of his own design.

Sarah Winnemucca broke race, culture, and gender barriers in the late 1800s to become a champion of the Northern Paiute. As a writer and speaker, scout and interpreter, teacher and peacemaker, she fought against injustice towards native people. Her experiences took her from the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to San Francisco, California, from the reservations in Oregon and Washington to Washington, D.C.