num_pages: 215
description: Its 1863 and 10-year-old Emmy Blue Hatchett has been told by her father that soon their family will leave their farm family and friends in Illinois and travel west to a new home in Colorado. Its difficult leaving family and friends behind. They might not see one another ever again. When Emmys grandmother comes to say goodbye she gives Emmy a special gift to keep her occupied on the trip. The journey by wagon train is long and full of hardships. But the Hatchetts persevere and reach their destination in Colorado ready to start their new life.
language: English
title: The Quilt Walk
publisher: Sleeping Bear Press