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hen I was growing up in the small town of Rutherford, New Jersey, I was always called a tomboy. That was because I loved riding bikes, climbing trees, and playing baseball with the boys in the neighborhood.

Seven-year-old Hannah describes her family's journey west and their first year of settlement on the vast American prairie.

This story turns out to be about the very low-stakes conflicts between a middle schooler and her mother, that doesn't even go all in on the faux-diary format.

Jean Van Leeuwen is an American author who began her career in journalism and publishing.

A True Story of a Young Girl's Journey Into the West!

Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion.

When I finally came inside, I had another name: bookworm. I was seldom seen without a book in my hand. In the summertime, I would go to the library and come back with as many books as I could carry. I read by flashlight under the blankets when I was supposed to be sleeping.

And I read in the car, even though it made me carsick.

I was especially fond of reading about certain subjects. For a long time, I wished very hard for a dog, so I read all the dog stories I could find.

Jean Van Leeuwen was born December 26, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

After I finally got a dog, I moved on to horse stories and mystery stories. By the time I was in sixth grade, I felt as if I'd read every single book in our small town library. That was when I decided to write my own book. It seemed like an easy thing to do.

I got myself a notebook, sharpened some pencils,