Streams to the River, River to the Sea

by Scott O’Dell

First published 1986

Sacagawea, a young Shoshone woman, joins the Lewis and Clark Expedition with her infant son and cruel husband. Torn from her tribal home, she must navigate uncharted wilderness and forge bonds with the expedition's members to survive. Danger lurks at every turn as the group pushes towards the Pacific, and Sacagawea must confront her own heartbreak to find strength and purpose in the journey.

Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, biographical-fiction, 19th-century

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking

Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family

176 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Fawcett

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