A review by panda_incognito
Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner

4.0

This book is well-paced and entertaining, setting a great pace for the rest of the series. Although it's the first book, I read them all out of order and didn't miss out on anything. The series premise gets adequately explained in the framing device of each story, and even though I had hoped for more information in this book about how the time travel aspect worked, there was none.

This story will appeal to kids who enjoy pioneer stories, and it addresses the challenges of traveling the Oregon Trail without being too grim or upsetting for sensitive kids. The historical note shares additional information, and also adds more context about indigenous peoples affected by settlers moving out West.