Interest Level
Grades 4 - 8
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 4.7
Lexile Measure®: 760
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: Not Available
Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Dictionaries
- Series
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- American History
- Life Experiences
About This Book
It is the spring of 1865, and the end of the Civil War is near. As the nation is struggling to come to peace with itself, all Vanessa Clemens can think about is her birthday. She has been dreading it for weeks. On the day she turns fourteen, she must leave the orphanage that has been her home for ten years. The orphanage headmaster has made arrangements for Nessa. Either she can marry the local pastor or she can become a servant . Those are her only options. Then, within days of Lincoln's assassination and the morning after her birthday, Nessa escapes her fate in Independence, Missouri by stagecoach.About the Authors or Illustrators
Kristiana Gregory is the bestselling author of many Dear America titles along with other books such as the award-winning Jenny and the Tetons. The Cabin Creek Mysteries are based on bedtime stories she told her sons when they were young and restless.
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