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Nine For California

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We were familiar with this book from having read Boomtown. I spent over a year looking for this book and stumbled on it. My children and I are very happy to have found this funny book and purchased it. The story of the 21 day journey across the U.S. for Amanda and her family is hard to comprehend because travel is so much faster now. Mamma manages to entertain her children and the other passengers during their long trip.

Stagecoaches were used most from about 1850 to 1890. This simple and amusing story with fun illustrations about a family's stagecoach ride is probably best geared for young elementary. This book would only take minutes to read to any age group, but could introduce more sophisticated math and social studies discussion about population.

Hi, everybody! Do you know why you should read this book? Because it is a whole lot of fun to read and exciting things happen. Mama packs her bags and takes her kids with her to California to meet Papa. The first thing that happens is the baby got sick. Then the buffalo come. Mama says, "Amanda, get the pepper out of my sack and give some to everyone but Baby Betsy!" Then some men come and tried to rob them, but Amanda played her brother's whistle and they went away. I give this story 5 stars!

Pa has gone to the gold fields of California with the "Forty-Niners". He sends for Ma and the children. This clever book tells how Ma uses her "bag" of tricks to ward off boredom, lack of comfort and real dangers in an overland stagecoach ride to California during the gold rush. The watercolor illustrations have a loveable cartoon quality which greatly enhances the story.

Nine for California, by Sonia Levitin, is a book about the West. The characters are Mama, Amanda, and Pa. The setting is in St. Joseph, Missouri. Mama got a letter from Pa saying, "Come to California, My dears. I am lonely without you. What good is gold. Without my family?" Mama decides that she will come to California. It only takes twenty-one days. The sack has everything they have to meet their needs. When they left, every one waved goodbye. Nine also came too. They are Mr. Hooper, Cowboy Charlie, Plump Miss Camilla, Baby Betsy, Billy, Joe Ted, Mama and Amanda.

Lots of things happen on their trip. Three Pawnee Indians are really hungry. But they have no food to feed the Pawnee Indians. But Amanda has an idea. She got corn pone for the Indians and they smiled. Another thing is the storm. Another thing is Bison and Outlaws. Thousands of Bison came and Amanda smelled the bison's scent. Amanda tossed the pepper and the bison sneezed. The Outlaws said next, "Give us your gold, your jewels and your silver." However, Cowboy Charlie tied the two Outlaws to a tree. Amanda and the passengers arrived at California. The driver shouted, Californ-y! Then the passengers excluding Baby Betsy shouted it again. They headed for their new home.

This book is about helping each other in the Wild West. The proof is, "Cowboy Charlie tied the outlaws to a tree." Another one is, "Everyone heaved and pushed until the coach is unstuck." The last one is, "Mama pointed to the sack to get corn pone to feed the Indians. They shared and got enough for everyone." They are helping because in proof 1, they don't want them to steal their things. In proof 2, they don't want the coach to be destroyed. In proof 3, the Pawnee Indians are VERY hungry. This book reminds me of doing chores and to help ALL the time. The corn pone feeding is proof 1, they tie the outlaws and in proof 3, there was a storm.

By Anthony

You should read this book! It's really, really funny especially the Mama. If I had to eat prunes for dessert, I would throw up! But, anyways you should read this book. My favorite problem was the buffalo stampede.

This book was so fun to read. It has action in it. The words were so funny. I liked when baby Betsy threw up! Amanda is a very brave girl - you'll have to read it to find out why. Mama had a big bag for the things they need. They were going to California from Missouri. When they got there, Daddy asked Mama what happened. You'll have to read it to find out.

Yaa -hoo! Mama, Baby Betsy and Amanda (the Narrator) and the two other kids are going to California to meet their papa. Mama has brought a bag of answers! Weird...right! A big buldging bag on a stagecoach...but that bag saves everybody's lives - thanks to Mama. This book is awesome.

This book is about Mama and her children, the sack and other people on their way to California. They have lots of hardships on their way to California like outlaws and a buffalo stampede. The answers to all of their problems were in the "sack". The main characters are Amanda and Mama. They finally get to Californ-y and meet Daddy.

This book is geat for the whole family. The illitrations are fantastic and funny. It's about Pa who moved to California and sends a note to tell his familly to move to California. They take a stage coach from Missorii to California and it took 21 days to get there. There are funny people in this book. Ma in this book has a secret in the end so read the book to find out. Buy this book for the kids and it will make them smile so much that there smile will stay there. So buy this book right now!!!!!