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Gr 6-10 Boston Jane is as feisty as ever, but with a distinctively sharper edge. And with good reason. She has endured several months with smelly, uncouth old men, in less-than-pristine living conditions, in the wilderness of Washington Territory. Now, to increase her emotional burdens, the "proper" young woman from Philadelphia receives word that her father has died. The challenges of the wilderness begin to bring out the worst in her; she is prickly and feels unappreciated by those around her. Trusting a "gentleman" stranger, she inadvertentl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

After discovering in Boston Jane (rev. 9/01) that her fiancé had wanted to marry her solely to double his land claim in the Washington Territory, Miss Jane Peck, formerly of Philadelphia, currently of Shoalwater Bay, is understandably wary of being taken in again, even suspecting the motives of her beloved scarred sailor, Jehu. Plus, Jane's peace in the settlement is shattered by the arrival of the domestic doyenne of the backwoods, Mrs. Frink, who puts Jane's hard-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More