Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail

Author Elvira Woodruff Illustrated by Beth Peck

For Ages
8 to – 12

Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail is a part of the Dear Levi Series collection.

In 1851, 12-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train headed for California.  As he makes his way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing life on the rugged Overland Trail.  Extensively researched, with episodes based on true incidents, "the epistolary format and character development offer solid reading."--Booklist  

An IRA Teachers' Choice