Exiled!: From Tragedy to Triumph on the Missouri Frontier Contributor(s): Jackson, Louise A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1681790610 ISBN-13: 9781681790619 Publisher: Eakin Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 246 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 118544 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When twelve-year-old Ruthy Donohue is sent away from home, because of an awful tragedy in the fall of 1837, she has to figure out how to cope with the hardships of travel in a wagon train and how to make a temporary life for herself among complete strangers, including an irritating young man named Will Grogan. Relive the days of the pioneers as you follow Ruthy's journey from East Tennessee to southwest Missouri. Enter into her struggles as you read her private journal. Watch her learn to do things she never thought she could do and meet challenges she never dreamed she'd have. "Exiled " is a heartwarming and inspiring story of a young girl taking her first scary steps toward adulthood and provides a thoroughly satisfying and engrossing reading experience. |