The Wild Year

Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary #3

by Patricia Hermes

In this book, Joshua's diary comes to an end with stories of life in Oregon, his sister lost in the woods, and Joshua starting school. Simultaneous.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade, Diary, Young Adult, Westerns

112 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Meghan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A number of historical details were off. Joshua tends to repeat himself quite a bit and the timing and spacing of entries doesn’t always make sense.

[Janis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this book as much as the first two. It spends a lot of time retelling the highlights from them. With one huge exception, I didn't think there was as much action in this one.

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I nice finale to the series.

[Patrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

For the sets of my America books, I am just going to treat all three as one book and review the last one. Although some elements while historically accurate might be a bit cruel for a young child to read, I liked the main character and found him very authentic. I think this would be a good set for my son to read.

[Rose]

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