Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 14,17 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Diaries
ISBN : 9780590226516
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,66 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0545530016
Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Kristiana Gregory's ACROSS THE WIDE AND LONESOME PRAIRIE is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!After the death of her two sisters, thirteen-year-old Hattie and her family make for a fresh start. They sell their farm in Missouri and journey across the Oregon Trail toward Oregon City. At first the adventure is exciting, but as the days, weeks, and months pass, Hattie realizes what a dangerous and tedious trip it is. As they cross the prairies, news of the fate of the Donner party reaches them, and death, disease, weather, and the terrain take a terrible toll on their traveling party. The Campbells lose neighbors and friends until they almost cannot bear to continue. But Hattie and her family must persevere or risk the same misfortune. Hattie's diary chronicles the hardships of such a harrowing journey, but also captures the small moments, the friendships and celebrations of life, that keep hope alive.
Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,63 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781515323228
A diary account of 14-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes an historical note. Originally published with Scholastic's Dear America series, "Seeds of Hope" shares characters from "Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847."
Author : Ellen Emerson White
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545415012
One of the most popular Dear America diaries of all time, Ellen Emerson White's bestselling VOYAGE ON THE GREAT TITANIC is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Five years ago, Margaret Ann Brady's older brother left her in the care of an orphanage and immigrated to America. When the orphanage receives an unusual request from an American woman looking for a traveling companion, Margaret's teachers agree that she is the perfect candidate to accompany Mrs. Carstairs on the TITANIC, so that once Margaret arrives in New York she will be free to join her brother in Boston. But the TITANIC is destined for tragedy, and Margaret's journey is thrown into a frozen nightmare when the ship collides with an iceberg.
Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780152046811
Having survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant, Daisy Valentine, documented the devastation. This true story includes many of Irvine's photos. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Author : Judy Blundell
Publisher : Scholastic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,85 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Diaries
ISBN : 9780545310222
An award-winning author brings the story of one American girl to life. When Minnie Bonner's father disappears, the wealthy gentleman Edward Sump, led by his avaricious wife, offers Minnie a chance to work as a lady's maid. The Sumps have grand plans, grander than the city of Philadelphia can offer, and decide to move to San Francisco - the greatest city in the west. But when a powerful earthquake strikes, Minnie finds herself the sole survivor among them. After the dust settles, Minnie discovers a bag belonging to the Sumps filled with cash and papers. With no one else to claim it, Minnie has turned into an heiress overnight. Wealth comes at a price, however, and she is soon wrapped up in a deception that leads her down a dangerous path.
Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,76 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545388651
One of the most popular Dear America diaries of all time, bestselling author Mary Pope Osborne's STANDING IN THE LIGHT is now back in print with a gorgeous new cover!Catharine Carey Logan and her family have enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life as the Quakers and Delaware Indians share a mutually trusting relationship. Recently, however, this friendship has been threatened by violence against the Indians. Then, Catharine and her brother are taken captive by the Lenape in retaliation. At first, Catharine is afraid of her captors. But when a handsome brave begins to teach her about the ways of the Lenape, she comes to see that all people share the same joys, hopes, and fears. Osborne crafts a thrilling story of romance and danger and remarkable courage.
Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Diaries
ISBN : 9780439445689
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
Author : Pat McKissack
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,81 MB
Release : 2011
Category : African American girls
ISBN : 9780545265553
"Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859"--Cover.
Author : Kathryn Lasky
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0545414962
Newbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky's A JOURNEY TO THE NEW WORLD is now back in print with a gorgeous new package!Twelve-year-old Remember Patience Whipple ("Mem" for short) has just arrived in the New World with her parents after a grueling 65-day journey on the MAYFLOWER. Mem has an irrepressible spirit, and leaps headfirst into life in her new home. Despite harsh conditions, Mem is fearless. She helps to care for the sick and wants more than anything to meet and befriend a Native American.
