Her first rejection letter at age ten was for a poem she wrote in class when she was supposed to be doing a math assignment. She's always loved to make up stories, telling her younger siblings whoppers that would leave them wide-eyed and shivering. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Kristiana Gregory grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, two blocks from the ocean. 8-14) - Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. Gregory brings a sobering dose of reality to an era that's often romanticized this is a fine glimpse of history on a human scale.
Through Hattie's diary, Gregory brings the rigors of the trip to life, but she also includes the details that kept the settlers going-the friendships and camaraderie that developed and the joyful events (a wedding and some births) that occurred. Continue they do: Eight months after they set out, the remaining wagons arrive in Oregon City, just in time for Christmas. The Campbells lose neighbors and friends until they almost believe they cannot bear to continue. They cross the prairies, hastening the journey as news of the fate of the Donner party reaches them, but death, disease, weather, and the terrain take a terrible toll. At first the adventure is exciting, but as the days, weeks, and months pass, Hattie realizes what a dangerous and tedious trip it will be. In a work subtitled ``The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell,'' Gregory (Earthquake at Dawn, 1992, etc.) reconvenes the Dear America series in 1847, as Hattie, her parents, and her two younger brothers begin the long trek from Missouri to Oregon by wagon train. While the plot is not riveting, young girls will enjoy Hatties journey and elementary grade social studies classes studying the Oregon Trail will learn about life on the Trail.– Tricia Melgaard, Centennial Middle School, Broken Arrow, OKĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The narration is well done, and Hatties youthful voice shines through. Black-and-white photos, a recipe for Johnny Cake, and maps of the route can be found at the end of the book. Many in the wagon train arrive in Oregon City on foot with only a few precious possessions. Hattie reflects upon the slowly changing scenery, the curiously friendly Indians they meet, and the devastating toll the long journey takes. Their wagons are full and their hearts are hopeful. Teaming up with dozens of other families, the wagon train begins its six-month journey across the prairies and mountains of the West. She is given a journal for her birthday and told to record both the bad and the good, Hattie.
Grade 3-7–Hattie Campbell is 13 years old in 1847 when her parents decide to sell their farm in Missouri and make their way across the Oregon Trail to Oregon City for a fresh start after the death of Hatties sisters in this title by Kristiana Gregory (Scholastic, 1997).
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