Rodman Philbrick
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
293 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.
But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that...