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Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1) (1)

Kate Messner (2015-01-01)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages144 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal Harm

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyHeartwarmingFriendshipSurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Beast Companion StoryFish Out of WaterTime-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelTime LoopHistorical SettingAnimal CompanionQuest

Themes

Coming of AgeCourageFinding Your PurposeHelping OthersHistorical AdventureLoyaltyPerseveranceSelf-Discovery

Synopsis

Unable to pass his tests as a search-and-rescue dog because he is too easily distracted, Ranger is transported to the year 1850, where he must help a young boy and his family on the Oregon Trail. By the award-winning author of The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. Simultaneous and eBook.

Tags

Time TravelHistorical FictionAnimal ProtagonistEducationalChapter Book

Is Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1) (1) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A time-traveling search-and-rescue dog helps a family on the Oregon Trail. Mild peril from historical dangers (weather, wilderness) suitable for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include animal harm.

Who'll love this

Kids who love dogs and history will enjoy following Ranger as he travels back in time to help pioneers on the Oregon Trail.