Reading level: 5th grade-
230 ish pages
This is a story about a girl who crossed the plains with the Mormon pioneers to Utah with her father. During the journey one of the ladies traveling with the company dies in child birth and the father of the baby, being emotional distraught, will not care for the baby. Thirteen-year-old Charlotte volunteers to care for the infant when nobody else will. Her sacrifice in this journey is increased with this responsibility and naturally she undergoes much growth.
I actually read through the night finishing this book by flash light.
I recommended this book to Mom and the only thing she didn't like about it is a derogatory past is revealed about one of the company. Something that really didn't have any bearing on the story and seemed very out of place.
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