The Plain Prairie Princess

Retta Barre's Oregon Trail #3

by Stephen Bly

In 1852 on the Oregon Trail, twelve-year-old Retta keeps her family safe from prairie raiders and a band of Sioux as they spend a few days away from the wagon train during her mother's illness.

Genres: Westerns, Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction

108 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Stephen Bly (August 17, 1944 - June 9, 2011) authored 100 books and hundreds of articles. His book, THE LONG TRAIL HOME, (Broadman & Holman), won the prestigious 2002 CHRISTY AWARD for excellence in Christian fiction in the category western novel. Three other books, PICTURE ROCK (Crossway Books), THE OUTLAW'S TWIN SISTER (Crossway Books), and LAST OF THE TEXAS CAMP (Broadman & Holman), were Christy Award finalists. He spoke at colleges, churches, camps and conferences across the U.S. and Canada. He was the pastor of Winchester Community Church, and served as mayor of Winchester, Idaho (2000-2007). He spoke on numerous television and radio programs, including Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. He was an Active Member of the Western Writers of America. Steve graduated summa cum laude in Philosophy from Fresno State University and received a M.Div from Fuller Theological Seminary. The Blys have three sons: Russell (married to Lois) and father of Zachary and Miranda (married to Chris Ross) and mother of Alayah, Michael (married to Michelle), and Aaron (married to Rina Joye) and father of Keaton and Deckard. A third generation westerner, Steve spent his early years working on ranches and farms.

Reviews

[Jenifer Clemins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a great quick read :) I love this book series has keep my insterest over the test of time. To a kid to young adult to mature adult I still love this adventures with Retta :) 😍🥰

[Meg GlitteryOtters · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Shirley Lyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it!

I have been looking for something like this and when I found it I didn't think it would be this good. I really hope there's another one coming out because I hate cliff hangers

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great fast read. Awesome story.