Meadow Lark

Santa Fe Trail #3

by Mary Peace Finley

In Meadow Lark, the third book in Mary Peace Finley's Santa Fe Trail Trilogy, 13-year-old Teresita Montoya dreams of learning to read and of leaving her small village to follow her brother Julio and her father eastward. When she joins a wagon train headed to Bent's Fort and beyond, her courage and resourcefulness are tested with each challenge. Teresita's adventure-filled journey from Taos, Mexico to Independence, Missouri marks the beginning of a future teeming with possibilities.

Genres: Historical Fiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 2003

Reviews

[J.V.L.]

A lovely book that describes the life of a young Latino woman in the mid 1800's as she searches for family and travels across the Santa Fe trail. I really enjoyed the story and how the author portrayed life during this unusual time in American history. I highly recommend it.

[Michelle Schulten]

This was such a wonderful YA historical fiction series, 3 books in all. I'm so glad I took the time to travel with Mary Peace Finley and her wonderfully developed characters, not to mention the true characters from the past!