Historical fiction for kids & teens about the journey west
Discover gripping historical fiction for kids and teens about the journey west. Explore pioneer adventures, Oregon Trail diaries, and wagon train tales. From Kristiana Gregory’s *Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie* to the *Dear America* series, this curated list brings the American frontier to life for young readers.
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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
by Kristiana Gregory
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail.
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Dear America: All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder
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Caroline
by Willo Davis Roberts
When Caroline's brothers head West to find gold in California, she disguises herself as a boy and follows, but along the way she meets Dan Riddle and falls in love.
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Carrie's Gold
by Cheryl Zach
Dreaming of a better life in her world of hard work and hand-me-downs, Carrie Benson is swept up by the California Gold Rush and joins a westbound wagon train, falling in love with medical student Luke McDougal along the way. Original.
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Dear America: West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi
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