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5.0 out of 5 stars The Adventure From Independence to Yuba City; Love Story, January 11, 2002

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This is an excellent book. You won't want to put it down. Fourteen-year-old Abigail Parker and her family set out on the adventurous trek towards Yuba City to find her loving father and join him in the west. Mr. Parker has caught the "gold fever" but finds California to be a wonderful place and invites his family to come join him. In the middle of a foggy night, Abby was up by herself only to turn around to a charming young man, Mathew Reed. He explains little but soon is welcomed into the wagon train to travel with the Parkers. As Abby gets to know Mathew better, she discovers that there was something very mysterious about him. Why does he keep disappearing? What is he hiding? I found myself wanting to find out the secret Mathew was hiding just as much as Abby.
This risky journey changed Abby for the better. She grows up at an incredible speed in a matter of six months in an endless prairie, burning desert, and the snowy, almost impossible to pass, Sierra Mountains. Will they survive? Will they defeat the wilderness? If you like adventurous love stories, this is a great book for you!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books ever!, August 15, 2000

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This book made me feel as if I were walking along the wagon train with Abby and Matt. It's an adventure that you will want to read over and over again! Not only is it a great love story but it also describes the hard times of the gold rush. This book is very romantic and original and I would recommend it to anyone!

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best American tales I've ever read!!, April 18, 1999

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West Against the Wind is one of my favorite books ever. I love the main character, Abby Parker, and the author's descriptions of other charaters are great! This book is a superb action-romance that I'd recommend to anyone. The story has such a fast pace I couldn't put it down. I must have read it at least 15 times!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story for those in their teens, twenties, thirties, or even seventies!
My grandfather loved this story. It is a real gem, and is a quick read for kids and adults. If you enjoy drama and historical fiction you will like this book. Read more

Published on February 15, 2009 by Wisconsonite

3.0 out of 5 stars West Against the Wind
This was an interesting story about the 1820's Gold Fever told as the characters travel west to California. For me, this was required summer reading for 8th grade. Read more

Published on September 16, 2008 by qman

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Doesn't hide anything.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Lisa is an excellent writer, and she depictly portrays the Parker's journey. Read more

Published on May 24, 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars This was one of the worst books ever
I have never in my life read a more boring book than this. It was assigned to my 8th grade class and not one student liked it

Published on March 30, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars U think of things more important than material wealth.
West Agianst the Wind was a great book to me, it made me think of all the struggle people went through just to get across America which takes us now acouple of days in a car or a... Read more

Published on March 24, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!
This book, about a girl and her family that cross the west, is one of the best books that I have ever read. She meets up with this boy, and they soon become involved. Read more

Published on June 14, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars love,lose, and Wild west
I loved this book it was awsome. The story was one of my favorites.

Published on February 9, 1998

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Uncle Joseph, Mary Parker, Captain Foster, Frank Watson, Matthew Reed, Sarah Walker, Dearest Caroline, Yuba River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Molly Reed, Indian Trader, Herbert Grey, Captain Johnson, Sutter's Fort, Kanaka Creek, Aunt Emma, William Parker, Salt Lake, Bear River, Missouri River, Abigail Parker, Fort Kearney, Truckee Pass, Soda Springs

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