Melody Murray's Books

I picked this up today at a church sale, primarily because there was a chorus of Burton voices in my head, all of them hissing "Lampman! And you haven't read this one!"I thought it was a delightful book. Probably the best Oregon Trail book for kids I've ever read. There was botanizing and hardship, disobedience and repentance. There were famous walk-ons and helpful natives. The deaths conveniently befell non-primary characters. And the people were entirely believable and indeed lovable. The main character's flights of egotistical fancy were so recognizable to the twelve-year-old who lives in my head that she perked right up after lo, these many years of quietude.It strikes me that this review does talk a lot about the voices in my head. Their hissing and giggling aside, it's a lovely book.