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Bound for Oregon

Name: Bound for Oregon
Author: Jean Van Leeuwen

by Jean Van Leeuwen

1994•Historical•167 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventurefamilyfastwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA good-natured historical novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Open Library rating

3.8 / 5

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About This Book

A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine-year-old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalAdventureFamilyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

Juvenile fictionOverland journeys to the PacificOregonOregon national historic trail

Details

Author: Jean Van Leeuwen
Published: 1994
Pages: 167
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Source: Open Library

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