Margaret Langrick

A backwoods Canadian 12-year-old longs for excitement in her life, and her reckless rebellious American cousin provides it when he arrives in town.

The series: Revolves around the life and times of Newt Call, the young cowhand who started out as a boy in Lonesome Dove and now goes on to make his way in the world. The outlaw years: Newt Call returns to Curtis Wells after the killing of his wife and must content with Clay Mosby.