Willow Chase

by Kathleen Duey

Book Overview

This newest entry in the popular American Diaries series once again transports contemporary readers back to the American West in the 1800s. When Willow Chase's pioneer family crosses a flooding river... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689813554
• ISBN13: 9780689813559
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Separated from her family, a pioneer girl must survive.

Ever since her father drowned crossing a river the first time her family attempted to head west, twelve-year-old Willow has been terrified of water. And ever since her mother remarried and and the family headed west again, she has resented her new stepfather, Mr. Hansen. But nothing can prepare Willow for the challenges she will face in one short day. Swept out of the wagon during a river crossing, Willow is left for dead. Now she must make her way through a harsh, merciless wilderness in an attempt to find her family before they get to far ahead for her to ever catch up. This was an excellant survival story, and Willow was a well-developed character, especially considering how short this book was.

Another good American Diaries

This was another great book in the American Diaries series. Willow's father was drowned the first time her family tried to head west. Now, Willow's mother has remarried, and once again the family is headed west. But when the wagon train crosses a river, Willow falls out of the wagon and must survive and search for her family. Read this book!