Two girls disguise as boys on the 1849 Oregon Trail, forging a fierce friendship amid danger, racism, and the gold rush.
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Two girls disguise as boys on the 1849 Oregon Trail, forging a fierce friendship amid danger, racism, and the gold rush.
A powerful story of friendship and sacrifice, for fans of Code Name Verity Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician not an easy thing if you re a girl, and harder still if you re Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life. With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls, so the...
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Romantic attraction and first love; opening attempted assault, not graphic
Stampedes, outlaw fights, accidental death, cliff fall; tense but not graphic
Mild cursing, period racist language, and cowboy banter about women
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ identities or relationships established in the text
One lead’s Christian faith; Chinese philosophy and spiritual references
No fantasy magic present
No occult or demonology content present
Central themes of racism, slavery, sexism, and gender roles in 1849 West
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Attempted rape; slavery and cruel treatment; racial violence and discrimination
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