Next Spring an Oriole

Authors: Whelan, Gloria
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JUV045000, JUV011040, JUV016110
ISBN: 9780307771612, Related ISBNs: 030777161X, 0394891252, 0394991257, 9780307771612, 9780394891255
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 64,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis:

A pioneer adventure perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series!
 
On Libby Mitchell’s tenth birthday, she and her parents climb into a covered wagon and set off on a journey that takes them two months and a thousand miles. Their trip from Virginia to the deep woods of Michigan is hard, but it is exciting, too. And at its end lies their new home—a place that is rugged, wild, and full of promise.
 
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