Sallie Fox: The Story of a Pioneer Girl
Grade 4-6-A fictionalized account of 12-year-old Sallie Fox's arduous trek by wagon train with her family from Iowa to California in the mid 1800s. Along the way, they are beset by Indian attacks, drought, illness, and personality clashes. What begins as an exciting adventure becomes an ordeal, days and days without water and animals and people dying at an alarming rate. Sally shares her fear of Indians and her excitement about buffalo hunting. She provides an interesting perspective in today's politically correct climate, proving again that hindsight is indeed 20/20. An exciting, well-paced story, a step up from the "American Girls" series (Pleasant), and a dose of realism for devotees of the computer game Oregon Trail.?Ann Cook, Winter Park Public Library, FLCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.