West along the wagon road, 1852

By Laurie Lawlor

Subjects: Oregon Trail in fiction, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Juvenile fiction, Overland journeys to the Pacific in fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Sisters, fiction, Siblings, fiction, Frontier and pioneer life in fiction, Sisters in fiction, Sisters, Frontier and pioneer life

Description: Eleven-year-old Harriet "Duck" Scott, who isn't nearly as ladylike as her older sisters, finds many opportunities for adventure during an 1852 wagon train trip from Illinois to Oregon Territory, as her family deals with the loss of loved ones, quicksand, and a horse thief.