Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780590226516
Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780590226516
Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
Seeds of Hope
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781515323228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
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."
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, RMS Titanic, 1912 (Dear America)
Author: Ellen Emerson WhitePublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545415012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
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.
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Diary of Hattie Campbell, The Oregon Trail, 1847 (Dear America)
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545530016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
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.
The Great Railroad Race
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780439555333
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the railroad in the West in 1868.
The Stout-Hearted Seven
Author: Neta Lohnes FrazierPublisher: Young Voyageur
ISBN: 0760352240
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
In 1844, the seven Sanger children set out with their parents on the Oregon Trail, hoping to find a land of opportunity in the Oregon country. After their parents die of disease, the siblings face the trials and tribulations of pioneer migration on their own.
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780439445689
Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
Earthquake at Dawn
Author: Kristiana GregoryPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152046811
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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.
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620 (Dear America)
Author: Kathryn LaskyPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545414962
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
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.
A Picture of Freedom
Author: Pat McKissackPublisher:
ISBN: 9780545265553
Category : African American girls
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859"--Cover.