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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
"The novel follows the Cecil family's arduous journey by riverboat and wagon from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming. Fifteen-year-old Shay narrates, describing the journey that begins when his Ma, Mary Margaret, decides to hunt down her elusive husband, Dick, to tell him she's leaving him. Without knowing precisely where he is, they set out across the plains in search of him, encountering grizzly bears, stormy weather, and hostile...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
A roller coaster trip across the U.S. by three women, a boy and a dog. One of the women has lost a daughter and to help her overcome her grief the other two, who are her sisters, are taking her home to their farm in Oklahoma. But when they get there she decides home is really back in Las Vegas. Part-funny, part-sad, a sequel to The desert rose.
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Author
Series
Berrybender narratives volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Author
Series
Berrybender narratives volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Berrybender's party is moving forward across the Great Plains of the West towards Santa Fe. Tasmin's husband scouts ahead and falls in love with Pomp Charbonneau, who dies at the hand of the ruthless commander of the Spanish troops. A vast cast of characters meet up with the party as they travel, proving that the rolling grassy plains are not as empty as they look.
Author
Series
Berrybender narratives volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Continues the story of Tasmin Berrybender and her wealthy but eccentric family as they make their way through the unexplored wild West during the 1830s, when the clash between the powerful Indian tribes of the Missouri and the encroaching white Americans is on the verge of becoming a full-blown tragedy.
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