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By Joseph Bruchac

At just sixteen years old, Sacajawea had already been kidnapped, gambled away to a French trader who wanted her for his wife, and was pregnant with her first child. But her greatest challenge was about to begin. As Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark started their journey to forge a path from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Sacajawea served as their guide, translator, and peacemaker. Join these intrepid explorers as they establish trade with Native Americans; navigate uncharted territory; battle wild animals, warrior tribes, and disease; and live to tell the tale.

            In alternating chapters told in Captain William Clark’s and Sacajawea’s  voices, with authentic excerpts from Clark’s journals, this is the true story of the legendary young woman whose wisdom beyond her years, bold spirit, and bravery made the historic expedition a triumphant success.