Bound for Oregon

Basing her story on the published accounts of her true-life heroine, Mary Ellen Todd, Van Leeuwen describes a family’s tumultuous journey along the Oregon Trail in 1852.
With only a guide book to show them the way

This is a convincing picture of a pioneer journey that does a good job of showing the tremendous sacrifices people made to follow their dream of a better life
Nine-year-old Mary Ellen Todd, filled with the pioneer spirit, treks cross country in 1852 with her family in search of a better life. The Todd’s survive Indians and swollen rivers, but what will happen when mother has a new baby and winter arrives?
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Pub Date: November 1, 1996