Shane by Jack Schaefer
Fiction
Even if you’re not into Westerns, this 119-page gem provides a quick visit to the West that you’ll long remember. In a swift-moving tale filled with plainspoken people, tension, and bursts of violence, a hero and anti-hero team up against a cattle driver who threatens the homesteaders’ way of life. An adolescent boy narrates the story of his honorable father, who takes in a mysterious, dangerous drifter as a ranch hand—a simple act that has serious consequences. An excellent choice for a book discussion.