Walking Up a Rainbow

by Theodore Taylor

Book Overview

Orphaned at fourteen, Susan Carlisle is suddenly the owner of her parents' beautiful Iowa home, two thousand sheep . . . and a huge debt that puts her at the mercy of a scoundrel determined to take it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380725924
• ISBN13: 9780380725922
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Harper Teen
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A Wild West Tale for Girls!

Susan Carlisle has lost both of her parents and is about to lose her home that is unless she comes up with enough money to pay off her father's debts! Susan schemes a cattle driver into coming and driving her sheep all the way out west to help payoff the money! You will like Susan because she is one spunky and determined girl! The adventures she goes though to get that money will make the book unable to be put down! As well as getting Clay Carmer a cattle drover to fall in love with her. Even though this book is told from two point's of view (Clay's and Susan's) this is probably a books girls would enjoy more than boys though it is easy for anyone to get hooked!

excellent book

This was an excellent book and I recommend this book to anyone who wants a bit of spicy romance, and adventure. I loved Susan's cocky and witty personality. All the characters are extremely interesting and the humor is funny. You'd love Clay Carmer, the Texas cowboy and how he saves Susan from being raped. Please you HAVE to read this book!

An nonstop thrill that takes you back to the old western day

I think that Walking Up a Rainbow is a very good book.It was an excellent story of a young girl as she faces the dangers and wonders of the western trail.It has a lot of excitment in it and the charaters are fantastic!You have not afraid of anything,won't be stopped by anyone,this is my home I'm going to defend it Susan and the outgoing yet careful,out for new ideas Mrs.Dessery.While all of the action is happening you also have a love story in the makings.The brillant Clay who saves the day more than once.I just think that it is a great book and I strongly suggest you take time and read it.

A great story of a young girl trying to save her home!

Susan a young girl who's parents have died in a buggie accident struggled to get money from selling her sheep in california to pay back the debt on her house and the land.

Reader from Northwest USA

"Walking Up A Rainbow" is one of my favorite books--I read it a day within checking it out of the library. I bought it a month later, and it sits by my bed with all my other favorite books. I know it is meant for 13-15 year old readers, but I'm 17 and loved it, and my mother also loved it. Susan is a great heroine and the ending is wonderful...I encourage everyone to buy this book if they see it. After reading it I'm sure you'll want to go on a cross-country adventure, too! Great historical facts, also.