An Adventure
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2001 · Est. 8 hour read

An Adventure

By Jennifer L. Holm

Book #1 in the Boston Jane series

A young lady faces untamed wilderness and unexpected challenges in the Pacific Northwest.

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272 pages· 56,501 words· Est. 8 hour read

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In 1855, Jane Peck leaves Philadelphia's high society for the wild Pacific Northwest, seeking a new life with her fiancé. Unprepared for the perilous sea journey and frontier hardships, Jane must navigate loss and a rugged new world. Will she find her place in this untamed land, or will the wilderness change her forever?

From the publisher

Fans of adventure, romance, and a strong heroine will love this this action-packed historical trilogy by three-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm. 1855. The unknown wilds of the Pacific Northwest–a land not yet tamed, and certainly not fitting for a proper young lady! Yet that’s just where Miss Jane Peck finds herself. After a tumultuous childhood on the wrong side of Philadelphia high society, Jane is trying to put aside her reckless ways and be accepted as a proper young lady. And so when handsome William Baldt proposes, she joyfully accepts and prepares to join him in a world away from her home in Washington Territory. But Miss Hepplewhite’ s straitlaced finishing school was hardly preparation for the treacherous months at sea it takes to get there, the haunting loss she’ll face on the way, or the colorful characters and crude life that await her on the frontier.

At a glance
Format
Pages
272
Words
56,501
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
690L
Themes & topics
Books about historyBooks about manners and etiquetteBooks about rural livingBooks about girls and womenBooks about frontier and pioneer life
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~P
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
53469
Publication
Published
January 26, 2010
First published
January 1, 2001
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780375862045

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