This historical fiction book is about a brother and sister who stay with their grandmother while their parents travel to Paris. Using their imaginations, the kids and their grandma travel back in time to "visit" an old relative in the west in 1843. The kids tell the story of their adventure on the oregon trail. They describe what it was like to travel to the "Oregon Country", and what life was like on the Oregon Trail. Some of the things that they experienced was hunting buffalo, crossing rivers, and walking through endless rain and snow!
Historical Fiction
-A realistic fiction book that is set in former times. The stories are not factual, they are imaginary but within possibility. In historical fiction usually theres a reference to either historical events, figures, or historical settings.