Beneath the Prairie Stars

by Carla Beene

A journey west through grief and change

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A journey west through grief and change

Set in 1848, the novel begins with Maggie O’Brien and her family traveling up the Mississippi to Fort Snelling, where her father’s work as an army scout points toward a new frontier life. After his death on a scouting mission, the family joins a wagon train bound for California, taking the Santa Fe Trail. The journey links a young protagonist’s personal loss with the practical uncertainties of westward travel. Encounters along the way are described as opening possibilities for understanding and healing, placing Maggie’s coming-of-age within a family’s effort to begin again.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in historical fiction set on the American frontier.
Readers drawn to coming-of-age stories involving family journeys and grief.
Readers interested in westward travel along the Santa Fe Trail.

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Grief and healingFamily and new beginningsComing of ageWestward migration

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Book overview

In 1848, young Maggie O'Brien and her family take a riverboat ride up the Mississippi River to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where her father's new job as an army scout promises a life of discovery on the American frontier.

But after Maggie's father dies on a scouting mission, Maggie is filled with grief. Determined to begin again, her family joins a wagon train bound for California, facing the untamed dangers of the Santa Fe Trail.

Along the way, unexpected encounters challenge Maggie, opening the door to understanding, healing, and hope in the most unlikely places.

Carla Beene's BENEATH THE PRAIRIE STARS is a heartfelt coming-of-age adventure set on the wild American frontier.

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