Library's review
Nineteen- year-old Mary Ann Graves’s adventure west is told through poetry in this first person narrative about a young survivor of the 1846 Donner Party. Traveling with her family, she dreams of a new life in California, but must survive a deadly winter in the Sierra Nevada, facing loss and
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Publication
Candlewick (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 304 pages
Description
A young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846 describes how her family and others became victims of freezing temperatures and starvation.
Awards
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Fiction — 2016)
CCBC Choices (2017)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 2017)
Nerdy Book Award (2016)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
304
Physical description
304 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0763678112 / 9780763678111
DDC/MDS
| 811 |