Wild Prairie Sky

by Cheri Michaels

Book Overview

Book by Cheri Michaels This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067155154X
• ISBN13: 9780671551544
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A wonderful historical romance for teens.

After their parents die of illness on the journey west, sixteen-year-old Betsy Monroe and her older sister Willa are left all alone on the Oregon Trail. Betsy is determined to fulfill their parents' last dream and complete the journey, and Willa, never the stronger one, agrees to go along with Betsy's decision. The sisters are found by Charlie Freeman, a handsome young trail guide. He wants them to turn back, convinced two young women on their own have no chance of making the journey. He reluctantly guides them to the nearest fort, where Betsy and Willa are able to join up with the very wagon train Charlie will be guiding to Oregon. Betsy begins to fall in love with Charlie, but a misunderstanding leads him to believe that she led him on, and has no feelings at all for him. I highly recommend this book to teenagers who enjoy reading historical romances. It's really a shame that it's out of print.

Wonderful Romantic Historical Adventure

This is one of the most well written teen romances I have read. I first read this book 14 years ago when I was just 16...In rereading this book as an adult, I found that it still has it's same magic. This story is great for any teen and I think it will awaken a thirst to learn more about our country's history.

Historical romance that makes you want to learn more!

I first read this novel when I was 16 years old. I instantly wanted to learn all I could about the Oregon Trail. This novel is great at sparking curiosity about educational stuff in kids' minds! I recommend it for any middle school to high school reading selection.This is a very touching, yet realistic story for its time. Ms. Michaels does a very good job of mixing historical fact with fiction and/or likely occurrences. She obviously put heavy research into her writing, as confirmed by the bibliography in the back of the book.This book deserves to be read and cherished!

Fiction Romance you have to read

Betsy and her sister are on a wagon train heading to Oregan. You have to understand the times to realise just what a strong willed, rebelious yet lovable girl Betsy is. She shows her ancles, hitches her skirts, rides bare backed, and does exactly what she shouldnt. When the trail guide sees Betsy first the chemistry is crazy but they both act like they cant stand each other. They have a love hate relationship of constantly arguing and then kissing, arguing then saving each others life, arguing and then embracing. It's a great book

I loved this book

This was one of the first historical fiction romance books I read as a teenager. It is also one of my favorite. It is about a young woman and her sister who are heading west to Oregon with their parents who both die leaving the two sistes to take care of each other. Betsy the younger and more spunky of the two decides to see to it that they follow their fathers dream of going to Oregon. The two sistes get lost until a young trail guide, named Charlie happens upon their campsite. Sparks fly between Betsy and Charlie from the get-go. He tells them they are headed the wrong direction and helps them get to where they can join a wagon train. Betsy signs them up on a wagon train thankful that she will not have to see Charlie again. To her dissapointment she later finds out the wagon train she signed up for has Charlie as one of it's trail guides. Can these two head strong people possibly make a match in the end. Find out and read this book if you ever see it, it's great.