Book from the 1990s (?) - girl interacts on the frontier with Native Americans and others.

[Kevin]

I vaguely remember a book (or series of books?) that my fourth grade teacher read aloud to our class in the early 90s. It was set on the frontier and featured the following: Native Americans, a frontier girl, a character suffering from snow-blindness, the crossing of a (possibly?) frozen river, and a man trying to share his dreams with his dog by sleeping with a blanket over both of their heads. Does anyone know what I am talking about?

[Kris]

A few guesses:

- Kirsten on the Trail or other Kirsten books by Janet Beeler Shaw?
- Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink?
- A Girl Named Faith by Margaret Yorgason? Cover - https://www.amazon.com/girl-named-Fai...

[Kevin]

Thanks for the attempt. I'm afraid the search continues though...

[Natasha]

Offering a few ideas:

The Children Who Stayed Alone by Bonnie Bess Worline

Addie's Dakota Winter by Laurie Lawlor

Prairie School by Lois Lenski

Snowbound In Hidden Valley by Holly Wilson

There's definitely snow-blindness and frozen rivers in a few of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, but you'd probably have remembered if it was that series.

Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat, but that has a male protag rather than female.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Kevin, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Kevin]

Still looking! Nothing has been correct!

[Kris]

Have you eliminated all the books suggested above?

[Kevin]

Yes. The search continues.

[Rainbowheart]

Kevin, were the characters traveling, like on the Oregon Trail?

Or were they already settled someplace?

[Rainbowheart]

Does anything on the Children's Frontier Fiction list look familiar?