Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1): Volume 1 -- Kate Messner, Paperback

Meet Ranger He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day

Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help more than they realize

Author: Kate Messner
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 01/06/2015
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780545639149
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 172513 / Rescue on the Oregon Trail


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2014 pg. 52
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2014 pg. 197

About the Author
Kate Messner is the author of The Seventh Wish; All the Answers; The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; Hide and Seek; Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com.