FF Kathryn Ewers Bundy - The Overlanders

Synopsis:
In 1853, it seems that everyone is going west. Twelve-year-old Frances Swanson is her father's right hand man as he moves his family into the Oregon Territory to carve a farm out of the wilderness. Laurel Hutchinson, though only ten, is the caregiver for her five-year-old sister Mary, who is simple. The friendship forged between Laurel and Frances on the Overland Trail endures and changes their lives forever.