Pioneer Summer by Deborah Hopkinson

Author:Deborah Hopkinson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2010-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t easy to keep Sadie out of trouble. Charlie decided that what Sadie loved most was to make her big sister and brother run after her.

The first day went fine, but Papa was still sick the next afternoon. Ida Jane and Charlie had run out of ideas. They had played every game they could think of with Sadie, and she still wouldn’t take a nap.

A large party of settlers arrived in the hotel, loaded down with trunks and boxes and crates of supplies.

“Are you moving to Kansas too?” asked a boy about Charlie’s age.

“Yes, we’re leaving for the Territory soon.”

“I can’t wait,” said the boy excitedly. “My pa’s gonna teach me to shoot rabbits and wild turkeys.”

Charlie wondered if Papa would get well and be able to teach him to shoot too.

Ida Jane pulled at Charlie’s arm. “Charlie, where is she?”

“Who?”

“Sadie, of course,” cried Ida Jane, tugging nervously at her braids. “Sadie has disappeared!”

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