Bound for Oregon

"hook"

"I would keep on writing to grandma. I would tell her all about our first Christmas and how Elijah could roll over now and might be getting his first tooth. I would tell her about the books that Father had borrowed from Mr.McCorkle and the latest plans for building a schoolhouse...Then all at once I had a wonderful idea. I would take my nine-patch squares that Grandma had started me on and I would sew them into a quilt for Elijah."(Pgs 163 and 164)

Recommendation

Have you ever been mad because you were moving away from family and friends? Well, Mary Ellen in Bound for Oregon definitely has. Bound for Oregon is a book about Mary Ellen and the rest of the Todd family as they take their journey to Oregon. Along the way, the Todd family encounters many obstacles like wild storms, sicknesses, deaths, rivers, and losing friends. Life is hard in a wooden wagon. To find out how Mary Ellen makes out, read Bound for Oregon. It is TRULY awesome.

WARNING:DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU DON'T LIKE DEATHS OR ILLNESSES!!!!!!

Blog by Jack B.
Book by: Jean VanLeeuwen
Genre: Historical fiction