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McKernan, Victoria

The Devil's Paintbox

361 pp. | Knopf | January, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83750-0 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93750-7 $19.99
(3) YA In 1865, wagon trains leave Kansas to follow the Oregon Trail. Aiden, desiring a better life for himself and his sister, promises to do logging work in Seattle in exchange for passage. But death haunts the wagons as people succumb to "the devil's paint" (smallpox) and perilous river crossings. Readers will engage with history through the story's vivid details and sympathetic characters. Reading list.
Reviewer: Nancy Hull

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