Dear Levi : Letters from the Overland Trail by Elvira Woodruff; Illustrated by Beth Peck
	List Price:   $5.50 Unit Price:   $4.40 You Save:   $1.10 (20%) ISBN-10:   0679885587 ISBN-13:   9780679885580 Publisher:   Random House [IN]; Yearling Category:   Chapter Books Pub. Date:   February 1998 Pages:   128 Format:   Paperback; Digest format paperback Grades:   5 to 8
Description/Notes
In 1851, 12-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train headed for California. As he makes his way across the country, Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing life on the rugged Overland Trail. Extensively researched, with episodes based on true incidents, "the epistolary format andcharacter development offer solid reading."--Booklist An IRA Teachers' Choice