West to a Land of Plenty (Dear America)
Want a taste of history that your 9 to 12 year old won't forget? The Dear America books are very popular with interesting, realistic reading that make a time period jump to life! Quality hardcover books, around 200 pages each.
Italian immigrant, Teresa, and her large family leave New York to travel west by train and wagon to participate in building a new community in Idaho. When her father leaves the trail to get rich in the Gold Rush, life gets complicated indeed. |
