Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 1984 Series Sunfire Publisher Scholastic Corporation | Publication date 1984 OCLC 10491298 Genre History Country United States of America | |
Pages 346 pp (paperback edition) ISBN 0-590-32774-7 (paperback edition) Candice F. Ransom books Secret in the Tower, Signals in the Sky, Big Rigs, Seeing sky‑blue pink, The Big Green Pocketbook | ||
Amanda is a novel written by Candice F. Ransom. It is the first in the Sunfire series of thirty-two books. It was published by Scholastic Press in 1984, and is 346 pages long. It is currently an out-of-print book, though the trademark is still held by Scholastic Press.
Contents
Plot introduction
The plot of Amanda centers around the main character's journey from Boston to Oregon on the Oregon Trail in 1846. Amanda Bentley travels with her father Thaddeus Bentley, who is escaping creditors in their former hometown of Boston. Her beau Joseph White lives in Boston as well.
On the Oregon Trail, she meets and befriends several characters, including Helen Jorgenson, a girl of her own age, and Ben Compton, who becomes a romantic interest as well later in the book.
Amanda's character changes throughout the book, from spoiled society girl to hardworking pioneer woman.