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Historical Fiction Westward Movement/Frontier and Pioneer Life |
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The Buffalo Storm by Katherine ApplegateForced to leave her beloved grandmother behind in order to travel west with her family, young Hallie knows that she will have to put her fears aside and muster all her courage in order to help her family complete their perilous and long journey to their new home in a distant land.
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Buffalo Music by Tracey E. FernSettling in Palo Duro Canyon in Texas, Molly lived and worked to the sounds of the millions of buffalo that roamed the land, but soon gunfire reduced the herds, so Molly took in orphaned calves to grow her own herd, in a story inspired by the true-life contributions of pioneer Mary Ann Goodnight.
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Ride Like the Wind : a Tale of the Pony Express by Bernie FuchsWhile off on one of his high speed adventures to deliver his mail along the Pony Express, courageous Johnny Free must turn to his beloved horse, JennySoo, for help in getting out the trouble he faces, in a dramatic tale with rich oil painting illustrations from the illustrator of Ragtime Tumpie.
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Whatever Happened to the Pony Express? by Verla KayA 150th anniversary tribute traces the short-lived but heroic contributions of the Pony Express service through informative verses and the letter exchanges of a family that corresponds across the country prior to the arrival of the telegraph.
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Roughing It on the Oregon Trail : The Time-Traveling Twins by Diane StanleyWhen Liz and Lenny's grandmother uses her magical hat to transport them all to the time of the pioneers in 1843, their grand adventure begins as they spend eight grueling months traveling across harsh terrain in an attempt to reach the other side of the country at the end of the Oregon Trail.
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Pappy's Handkerchief by Devin ScillianIn 1889, young Moses and his family sell everything they own and leave their Baltimore, Maryland, home to join many other settlers--black and white--in a race to claim land in the newly-opened territory of Oklahoma.
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Daniel Boone's Great Escape by Michael P. SpradlinOffers the true account of the famed frontier explorer who was captured in Kentucky in 1778 by the Shawnee and held hostage because of broken treaties, but escaped to warn his family and other settlers of the next planned attack.
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Collecting pieces of cloth along her family's long journey on the Oregon Trail, Rebecca looks forward to the day when they are finally in their new home out west and can make her special quilt that will forever remind her of this amazing experience.
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Minnow and Rose : an Oregon Trail Story by Judy YoungTraveling west with her pioneer family in a wagon train, Rose meets Minnow, who lives in a native American village along the banks of a river.
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The Road to Home by Mary Jane AuchAfter her mother dies, Mem Nye decides to turn to her grandmother for help in raising her two younger siblings, thus with some money from her unreliable father, Mem becomes determined to make it to Connecticut where she and her brothers can begin their new lives.
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie BrinkChronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.
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The Many reflections of Miss Jane Deming by J. Anderson CoatsBravely taking part in an effort to move Civil War widows and orphans to the Washington Territory, high-spirited Jane, who has been caring for a young sibling since her father's death, finds that her grit and humor are her best attributes to meet the challenges of a life that is far different than her expectations.
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Nelly in the Wilderness by Lynn CullenWhen Pa returns home with a new bride from the city, Nelly doesn't like her at first since she has no understanding of the wilderness, yet their relationship changes with time as Nelly realizes that they both have special talents and skills to offer one another.
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The Cabin Faced West by Jean FritzTen-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania.
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Seeds of Hope : the Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild by Kristiana GregoryA diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York.
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Westward to Home : Joshua's Diary by Patricia HermesIn 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon.
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Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. HolmAs the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899.
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Cabin in the Snow by Deborah HopkinsonWhile Papa is off fighting on the Missouri border, Charlie is left in charge of the family in their remote cabin in Bleeding Kansas and so must keep everyone safe when a fierce prairie blizzard growls and rages outside their door.
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Caleb's Story by Patricia MacLachlanThe stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlanWhen their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
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Skylark by Patricia MacLachlanDespite her new home with husband Jacob and stepchildren Anna and Caleb, Sarah cannot forget her home in Maine, where she brings the frightened children when fires and drought threaten to devastate the farm, in the sequel to the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall.
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A young girl chronicles her family's journey west on the Oregon Trail in 1849, describing their lives as part of a wagon train and the hardships they encountered during eight months along the trail.
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Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope OsborneThe Magic Tree House saga continues as Morgan le Fay promises to make Jack and Annie master of the tree house if they can solve four riddles, but the Magic Tree House whisks them back to a ghost town in the Wild West of the 1880s, where they must find their answers.
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Wild West by Mary Pope OsborneCollects up-to-date information, illustrations and fun facts in a companion to Magic Treehouse, No. 10: Ghost Town at Sundown that answers questions about such topics as what a ghost town is, why the classic American West is called "wild," what cowboys are and who Billy the Kid was.
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Tucket's Gold by Gary PaulsenFifteen-year-old Francis and the two children he has adopted travel across the Old West, evade Comancheros, discover a treasure, and wind up rich beyond their wildest dreams.
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Changes for Kirsten : a Winter Story by Janet Beeler ShawA tough Minnesota winter brings many changes to Kirsten's frontier life, including the new responsibility of helping her brother Lars set his traps and a move into a new house for her family
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Meet Kirsten, an American girlby Janet Beeler ShawNine-year-old Kirsten and her family experience many hardships as they travel from Sweden to the Minnesota frontier in 1854.
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I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren TarshisWhen John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to survive what became known to history as The Children's Blizzard.
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderPresents a year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions with relatives or neighbors.
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