After Cheyenne leader Gray Owl has a vision of eleven-year-old Little Fox involved in the destruction of Bent's Fort trading post in 1849, the boy is taken there to play his role and to learn why it is necessary.

In 1845, when he leaves the Cheyenne village where he has been living and sets out from Bent's Fort along the Santa Fe Trail in search of his white grandfather, Julio faces danger from renegade Texans, the Pawnee Indians, and a grizzly bear, before finding where he truly belongs.

"An exciting episode from Colorado's colorful history takes on new life retold through the eyes of a girl. Detailed black and white illustrations embellish the narrative and all the splash and color of a Colorado boom town development unfold with style and grace. The Midnight Ride of Blackwell Station is a great read for mid-grade readers, holding young readers' attention to the page-turning end." Midwest Book Review

Nine-year-old Raephy McDowell and the other inhabitants of the Santa Fe Railroad Station are moved in the dead of night to a brand new town in the middle of nowhere.