Jed Cartwright and the DANGEROUS JOURNEY

Jed Cartwright #1

by Ed Dunlop

Orphaned by the fever of 1860, twelve-year-old Jed Barrett and his sister Mandy are sent to an orphanage. When a local farmer makes plans to adopt Jed but not Mandy, the two children run away to St. Louis so as not to be separated. Surviving many perils and setbacks, the runaways reach their destination and eventually are adopted by the wealthy Jake Cartwright family.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Twelve-year old Jed Cartwright is an orphan living with his Uncle Matt. After suffering threats and physical abuse, Jed runs away with his dog Wolf trying to locate the only other uncle he has. After a long and arduous journey, Jed arrives only to discover that both his aunt and uncle had recently died.

[Josiah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

As usual, Ed Dunlop does it again! A brilliant book, full of character and colour that could impress Sir Conan Doyle himself!!

[Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ohmygosh. What a great story!!!! My son enjoyed it as well. I cried towards the end when Mr. Cartwright got bitten by snakes.

[Rachel Sinclair · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to love this. But, it comes across as quite preachy and lacks a strong plot or multi dimensional characters. I think the theme is excellent, but it is not presented excellently.