HISTORICAL FICTION SUITABLE FOR AGES 11 AND UP. Book one of The Oregon Series Spring 1847. Jeff and Sarah Sanders have left their comfortable home in Missouri. The Sanders family and five other families in the community are headed west on the Oregon Trail. Whether it's crossing deep rivers, enduring tornadoes, or facing grave illness , the families find remarkable strength and courage to press on. You'll get to know them all,but especially thirteen year old Lindy Sanders who learns some hard lessons on the journey.When all is said and done,it's family that really matters. Jacqueline Kimball is the author of Lindy On the Oregon Trail, The Crossing, and Houston The Cleft Palate Puppy. She is currently writing Christmas At Beaver Creek, and also book three of The Oregon Series, tentatively titled Love Comes to Beaver Creek. She a mother of three children, a proud grandmother, and a lifetime certified elementary teacher. She shares her home in northern Louisiana with her older daughter and two spoiled rotten dogs. She writes historical fiction, Christian fiction, and articles for various websites. She enjoys writing, reading, cooking, road trips, camping, all things canine, antiquing, church activities, and all things southern...like sweet tea, front porches, and grits for break