Download or read book Standoff written by Lisa Trumbauer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2009 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1836, 15 year-old Cal and his mother ride across the Texas countryside. Suddenly, they spot thousands of Mexican soldiers approaching on the horizon. Cal knows they mean trouble, so he steers the wagon to the safest place around, the Alamo! Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and other soldiers are there, waiting for a fight. But can their small group hold off an entire army? It'll be a battle they'll never forget.