I read this aloud to my nine-year-old daughter. We both looked forward to reading a chapter together each night before bed. The story was interesting, even action packed in parts, and always lined with good, wholesome, moral characters helping each other out to reach the “Promised Land.”
I loved this book about family working together to achieve a common goal. Faith, love, perseverance, challenges are other themes. We love the books from the Good and the Beautiful library because we know they will be wholesome with a high literary value.
I loved this book and my daughters (7 & 9) were hooked with uplifting themes and good feelings from start to finish. The book is well written and left us excited for the next chapter for the next adventure. It made it feel like we were right there with the family through their trials and accomplishments.
*I* couldn’t put this book down! This is filled with adventure, mystery, a bit of sadness/worry for the characters and keeps you wanting more.
I am thoroughly impressed with the writing and was a bit sad when the last came too quickly.
Definitely recommend adding this to your home library!
My daughter liked how kind the main character was to others. She also liked that she was trusting. She has learned a lot from the good examples set by the characters in all of these library books from the Good and the Beautiful!
Becky and her family leave their farmland in the Ozarks to join nearly 100,000 people in a race for homesteads during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. With a fast horse named Sprinter, Becky’s family hopes to get some of the best land, but unexpected events threaten their dreams. Interesting characters, an exciting plot, and feel-good messages all come together in this wonderful historical fiction book.
144 pages
This book is a suggested read-aloud for the History Year 3 course and is included in the optional History 3 Book Pack.