12-year-old Savannah Clarke lives with her sister Faye and parents on a farm in Missouri. But their land’s worn out and her father insists they find new land in California, 2000 miles away.
It’s 1850 and the journey will take months in a covered wagon pulled by oxen. Savannah knows her heart and it says “stay.” Stay with her best friend Mark, living Just a hair’s breadth away, her newborn pigs suckling in the barnyard, and peach trees bursting into bloom come spring.
Still, she has no choice; she must go, even though there’s trouble ahead and tragedy, and there’s nothing she can do to stop it.
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The book is intended for ages 8 to 80. And it may be one of the best books ever written about leaving the cornfields and heading for the goldfields. It can take its place with books like Little House on the Prairie, The Tree in the Trail, Love Song to the Plains and many other classics of the westward expansion movement. A perfect complement to any school curriculum dealing with the subject.
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Amazon Review
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Sprinkled with Savannah’s poetry, Jenner is an adept storyteller, weaving several sub-plots into the long treacherous trip. I see Savannah as a genuine character. The sort of person who could survive in such harsh circumstances while others ended up in the many graves which came to mark the trail.
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Portland Book Review, Sheli Ellsworth
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What pulled me in most was Jenner’s poetic language. The lyrics of one who loves the land. Her words contain gentle exuberance, wide-eyed observations, and a nomad’s heart. She brings the same care and enthusiasm to her characters, especially Savannah is so alive and real as she encounters her own shortcomings, strengths and growth along the grueling trail.
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Carolyn Jennings
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Chapter One
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