I Escaped The Donner Party: Pioneers on the Oregon Trail 1846

15-year-old Zeke battles hunger bears and blizzards when their pioneer-wagon-train takes a wrong turn on the Oregon Trail.The parent-approved Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us.From multi-award winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters comes a riveting kid-powered survival adventure.15-year-old Zeke is thrilled to be heading west with over eighty settlers on the famed Oregon Trail. But when their wagon train takes an ill-advised short cut the pioneers find themselves trapped in a frozen mountain pass. As howling winter storms rage around the Donner Party theres no way forward or back. Zeke is no mountain climber. Hes a horseback-riding fanatic from Illinois. Hes way out of his element. Faced with starvation Zeke must attempt to walk out of the wilderness on sheer willpower alone. Can he ever hope to make it to California? Can he ever hope to escape?This is the 5th childrens book in the I Escaped Series about brave boys and girls who face real-world challenges and find ways to escape disaster. Sure to appeal to fans of New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshiss I Survived Series and Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales.The short chapters make for easy wins and Zekes gripping situation keeps even reluctant readers turning pages just to find out whats going to happen next.Based on actual survivor accounts this inspirational story is exceptionally vivid swift-paced and stirring. The Westward Expansion is a tale of Indians and pioneers mountains deserts and places where the buffalo roamed of covered wagons and horses and a new country taking shape.Great for kids book clubs and classrooms--a study guide is available at https: //scottpetersbooks.com/worksheetsBonus: Includes a special section on facts about the Oregon Trail Westward Expansion and much more.Black & white drawings bring each chapter to lifeAn adrenaline-charged nonstop action adventure tale of values and courage.Collect the whole I Escaped Seriesa must for every reading listCan Zeke survive disaster? Read it and find out!