A Journey

As a Christian homeschool mom I am always on the search for books that we can either read aloud or that my older ones can read on their own. My stipulation for these books are that they are wholesome, clean and without any types of agendas. Sadly, they are very hard to find nowadays so when you find......more

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOK I enjoyed reading this short historical fiction. It’s a little scary for a father to ask his child to travel so far alone. I can see why, but it is scary. Emeline took readers on an interesting journey to the different towns and the people she met. Many people she loved and w......more

I liked this book in a lot of ways. It's very rare to find a clean YA book, so I appreciated that. The only hint of romance was that Emeline was somewhat attracted to an apprentice in the home in which she found refuge in Indiana. I also really liked the realism of this book. Emeline was not a super......more

Emeline: A Journey reminds me a bit of the Little House on the Prairie series of books. It is set at the same time in history. Kathy J. Perry takes a 13-year-old girl whose father’s dying wish is for her to travel from Missouri to Boston to meet her grandfather. Her mom died 2 years previously so Em......more

I really enjoyed this book and found it be filled with historical information. It is hard to imagine living during this time period. I have always loved stories centered around the 1800s and loved the adventure that Emeline had. What a brave young girl to travel so far to meet her grandfather. There......more