Walking Up a Rainbow

Theodore Taylor, Author Harper Teen $5.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-380-72592-2

A 14-year-old heroine walks with her sheep from Iowa to California in 1851 in hopes of repaying her late father's debts. ""The book's lighthearted, gun-toting tone is sustained at the cost of real character development,"" said PW. Ages 12-up. (Aug.)

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