Sacagawea's Strength

Blast to the Past #5

by Stacia Deutsch, Rhody Cohon, David Wenzel (Illustrator)

Which way should they turn?

Abigail and her friends are in the middle of a Monday afternoon group project when Mr. C tells them it's time to jump back to the past. They're super-excited, even though this time things are more complicated than ever!

The kids have to convince Sacagawea not to give up on her dream. But they don't know what Sacagawea's dream is! Sure, they know that explorers Lewis and Clark mapped a route leading out West...but what does that have to do with the teenage Native American?

Can Abigail and her group find Sacagawea, figure out what her dream is, and convince her to stick with it -- all in just two hours?

Genres: Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2006

About the author

#1 New York Times Best Selling Author, Stacia Deutsch has written more than 300 books.

In addition to her award-winning creative chapter book series entitled Blast to the Past, Stacia has also ghostwritten for a popular girls' mystery series, published non-fiction texts, and penned a young adult romantic comedy called In the Stars. She has also penned popular titles for Girls who Code Books 1 & 2 and several Spirit: Riding Free books.

Additionally, Stacia has written junior movie tie-in novelizations for summer blockbuster films, including HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, the New York Times Best Seller: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS JR. MOVIE NOVEL, and THE SMURFS MOVIE NOVELS.

Check out Stacia's website for more titles!

A bit more about me:
✥ Lives on a Ranch with 4 horses, 2 cats, 2 dogs and a lot of lizards
✥ Has an Masters in Fine Arts from Western State Colorado in Genre Fiction
✥ Was recently awarded a Doctor of Divinity honorary degree from Hebrew Union College
✥ Grew up in Denver, lived in Cincinnati, and now lives in California

Find her at www.staciadeutsch.com.
Email: staciadeutsch.writes@gmail.com
Twitter: @staciadeutsch, www.facebook/staciadeutsch, and www.instagram.com/staciadeutsch_writes/
Stacia lives in Temecula, California.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another entertaining and educational story in the Blast to the Past series by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon.

This story takes us on the trail with Merriweather and Lewis, showing how important Sacagawea's help was to the expedition.

I like that these stories combine a bit of sci-fi with historical fiction. Children can relate to the main characters in the story and learn about these famous people and historical events through their eyes.

Overall, the stories are engaging and informative, although perhaps a bit too dramatic at times. We've enjoyed reading the books in this series, but our oldest declared that she prefers the Time Warp Trio books, so maybe we'll switch to that series for our next foray into historical time travel tales.

[3a Student · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read Sacagawea’s Strength by Stacia Deutsch. It is about Sacagawea and in this series, some kids, Bo Zack, Abigail and 1 more. They help Sacagawea not listen to an evil person named Babes Magee. I would not recommend this book because there is not a lot of action. Also, in the middle natives eat a raw deer. It is kind of scary because 9 and 10 year olds wonder around alone in the past. I could predict what would happen, and what happened was not exciting. The problem was that Babes Magee an evil person, was trying to become famous in the past and change the past also. The kids stopped her by her from doing that by jumping on her back. Also, took me a while to read the book because it was boring. I would not recommend Sacagawea’s Strength .That was about Sacagawea’s Strength.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed this series of books so far! I want to finish reading the rest of them. These are great books to have a little bit of history into them with some action and some humor. As a teacher, I would want to use this book in the lessons that apply. I'm looking forward to using these books and would like a copy on my shelves.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

helped me learn about the past