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A review by llama_lord
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell by Kristiana Gregory
5.0
This was one of my favorite books when I was in elementary school. This was the first Dear America book I read and it made me fall in love with the series (as it did with pretty much every other girl in my 5th grade class). Not only that, it introduced me to historical fiction which is now undoubtedly my favorite genre. Basically, this book will always have a special place in my heart.
Of course when I was 10 I thought this book was perfect. It was gritty and heartbreaking and it made me feel very grown up. Reading it as an adult, it was a little less perfect. Some parts of it were a little overdramatic, and some parts of it were maybe a little contrived. But I still really enjoyed it. It's an exciting, thought provoking book with a very relatable protagonist in Hattie. This is a wonderful book that I would recommend to practically everyone.
Of course when I was 10 I thought this book was perfect. It was gritty and heartbreaking and it made me feel very grown up. Reading it as an adult, it was a little less perfect. Some parts of it were a little overdramatic, and some parts of it were maybe a little contrived. But I still really enjoyed it. It's an exciting, thought provoking book with a very relatable protagonist in Hattie. This is a wonderful book that I would recommend to practically everyone.