To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
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To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
By Skila Brown
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763678111
Awards and HonorsALSC Notable Children’s Books 2017, Older Readers
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017, 6–8
2016 Cybils Finalist, Poetry
To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
Told in riveting, keenly observed poetry, this is a moving first-person narrative as experienced by a young survivor of the tragic Donner Party of 1846. Author's note. List of members in the Donner Party. Black-and-white map and portrait of Mary Ann Graves.
Title alpha To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party
Level History High
Pages Count 304
Genre Fiction
Topics Donner party (1846–1847). Mary Ann Graves (1826–1891). American west. American history. Survival. Pioneers. Novels in verse.
SRC Level 5.600000
SRC Points 9.000000
Lexile 860L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2016-10-10
JLG Release Date Jan 2017
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
History - High (Grades 9 & Up)
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