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In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.

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Main Author: McKernan, Victoria
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Young adult fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific > Young adult fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Young adult fiction.
Orphans > Young adult fiction.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890 > Young adult fiction.
Seattle (Wash.) > History > 19th century > Young adult fiction.
Historical fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:In 1866, fifteen-year-old Aidan and his thirteen-year-old sister Maddy, penniless orphans, leave drought-stricken Kansas on a wagon train hoping for a better life in Seattle, but find there are still many hardships to be faced.
Physical Description:359 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375837500 (hardcover)
0375837507 (hardcover)
9780375937507 (lib. bdg.)
0375937501 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Victoria McKernan is the author of the acclaimed Shackleton's Stowaway , a historical novel for young adults about the eighteen-year-old stowaway on Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to the South Pole. She has also written four novels for adults. She is currently at work on her next novel for young readers.

Victoria McKernan lives in Washington, D.C., with a dog, two cats, and one boa constrictor.
 

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