A Paradise Called Texas (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781940130651)

Bluebonnet Award Nominee. - Searching for a better life, Mina, Papa, and Mama left their German fatherland aboard the brig Margaretha, bound for Texas. They had been told it was the paradise of North America, but when Mina steps onto the desolate beach at Indian Point on a cold December day in 1845, she wants to go back to Germany and Opa's cozy house in the village of Wehrestedt. But go on they must. In spite of mama's tragic death, Mina and Papa push inland with the Kaufmann family to the Texas hill country. There Mina encounters an Indian chief and his young daughter, Amaya, whose help she needs when Papa falls ill. Based on her ancestors' immigration to Texas, Janice Shefelman tells of a journey into the wilderness that is filled with hardship, tragedy and adventure . . . young readers will glimpse a fascinating view of what life in early Texas was like for German settlers.Texas

Author: Janice Jordan Shefelman
ISBN-10: 1940130654
ISBN-13: 9781940130651
Publisher: Wild Horse Media Group
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 5827 / Paradise Called Texas