In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, twelve-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados. Interest Level: 3-6 Reading Level: 5.0 ATOS Book Level: 5 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 9 AR Quiz: 151014EN Reading Counts Level: 4.6 Reading Counts Points: 13 Lexile Measure: 750.