Books like Dear America by Megan McDonald
Florrie Ryder, a young pioneer, records the great adventure of her family’s move from Missouri to New Mexico. As they travel the Santa Fe Trail, they face the Great Plains’ challenges—fording rivers, climbing mountains, and enduring hardship—while the diary frames their hopes for a new beginning. Her narrative offers a vivid, first‑person view of early American frontier life and overland travel.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Megan McDonald
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