Cover of Amanda

Book 1984

Amanda

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Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Language
English
Published
1984
  • General
  • Fiction
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Oregon Trail

Amanda is the story of a spoiled Boston teenager who is forced to grow up quickly on the Oregon Trail. Her father runs into some monetary troubles and he whisks Amanda away from the only life she has ever known. She fights all the changes in her life and tries to maintain her haughty attitude and appearance. She slowly discovers how foolish trying to hold onto the past is while forming tentative friendships and romantic involvement on the trail.