I am a sucker for Annie Oakley stories, and for fictionalized biographies--particularly when those biographies are geared toward young readers who are unlikely to be seduced by the allure of a McCullough or a Mitchener. Jeffrey Marshall's "Little Miss Sure Shot: Annie Oakley's World" makes for the perfect entry point into not just the life and times of Annie Oakley, but Americana and the American West, settlement-era history (and its mistakes), as well as highlights from the early days of America's global presence. It should be noted that this is NOT a straightforward biography, but rather a fictionalized account of her life which self-professes to skip periods of time, compress characters, and generally rearrange the facts to make for a more fluid narrative. Readers should not be led to believe this is the kind of biography upon which to build a research assignment; it is, instead, a book upon which to build an affinity and affection for Americana.