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Reviewed on March 1, 2000
Gr 5-8 How would Sacagawea recount the story of her life to her son Pomp, who was just a baby when they crossed the uncharted West with Lewis and Clark? As this novel opens, the boy is six, traveling with his parents on a flatboat to St. Louis for a reunion with William Clark, who will oversee Pomp's formal education. The familiar passing landscape prompts Sacagawea to weave her story for her inquisitive son, who learns that his mother's journey was the culmination of an already extraordinary life....Log In or Sign Up to Read More