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hopegirl0727 's review for:
The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846
by Rodman Philbrick, W.R. Philbrick
Always loved the Dear America books growing up. The My Name is America is the boys' version, though I don't think I actually knew any boys who read them. Just us girls who had read all the other Dear America books. I still love these books. This one was pretty good, all things considered. No romance, which was a big must when I was ten. The whole Donner Party story is weirdly fascinating, probably because cannibalism is such a gruesome and horrifying thought. Living in a mountain town, too, where the winters can get pretty nasty, I felt for those poor people, trapped in the Sierras. Still, a grisly tale. Didn't get too graphic, though, for those of you wondering if this book is still appropriate for tweens. Definitely still fine and dandy.