The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds : The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My Name Is America)

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Genre: Overland journeys to the Pacif; Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Historical Fiction; Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical; Survival; Children: Grades 3-4; Children: Grades 4-6; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Historical figures; Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General; World history: c 1500 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Historical - General; Donner Party; Fiction;

Average Review: 4 stars

Review: Dear America : The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds The Donner Party Expedition Summary by Nick Huitt Once there was a boy who joined the Donner Party Expedition on the way to California who got in a lot of problems once he got stuck in the woods. Another time he almost died in a blizzard of cold ness and starvation. The main character is Douglas Allen Deeds. He is a 15-year-old boy. He likes to go on adventures. He has a best friend named Edward. The problems the train had got stuck in the snow. The Chickasha Indians stole and killed over 20 heads of cattle. Later in the book they tried to walk on foot, but some left and some died 2 got to California. The boy tried to stay alive by eating food and not sharing with the others the food he caught. The main thing this book is about is completing his journey. I think this book would be better for older kids. Because people get murdered, and die. It also had bad language. I thought this was a good story about a young boy's adventure.