Embark on a true adventure through the eyes of a child who sailed, rode, and walked it (portrayed in the motion picture, 17 Miracles). Nine-year-old Agnes hopes for a better life in the USA—but will she survive the journey to her new home?

Leaving her brother in Scotland (her father already lost at sea), brave Agnes sails with her Scottish-Irish mother and siblings to New York in 1856. They travel by train to the edge of the Western Frontier in Iowa then walk west 1,200 miles with little food. Somewhere near the Continental Divide, Agnes's shoes wear out. In blizzard conditions, she must now cross the Rocky Mountains—barefoot.

#1 in the Young American Immigrants (nonfiction picture book) series. Don't miss this moving account of courage, faith, and gratitude for children 6 – 11 years (1st – 6th grades); 1,500 read-aloud words from Agnes Caldwell Southworth's autobiography set in an important era of American history; retold by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (60 multicultural books) and Veara Southworth Fife.

Includes online SECRETS and classroom lesson plan (make a family tree): KidsWorldBooks.

LOOK inside—you'll be happy you did! 32 full-color, hand-made illustrations by Beckstrand and Sean Sullivan; inspiring book about resilient kids, 4th of July, and Pioneer Day (LDS); Premio Publishing (worldwide rights © April 2021), libraries, and major horse book distributors. School/homeschool. None of our multiracial kids' books discuss CRT, gender, or orientation. LCCN: 2021931888; YXG, YNMF, YNMD; (eISBN: 978-1005577032), hard ISBN: 978-1951599119, soft ISBN: 978-1975888831