Wanderville: On Track for Treasure

Gr 3–6—In their second adventure, the Wanderville citizens have finally escaped the Pratchard Farm, only to have Sheriff Routh find their wilderness hideaway. Now Jack, Frances, Harold, and their friends flee to the train tracks in Whitmore, Kansas, to ride the rails to California. But their troubles begin soon after hopping the train. Jack and Alexander are fighting for leadership, while Frances ponders the location of a mysterious treasure mentioned by a hobo friend. Soon, the scary Miss DeHaven returns and tries to herd them back to the Pratchard Farm. The seemingly kind Reverend Carey and his wife rescue the children, though things aren't what they seem on the Carey's farm. This historical fiction series is full of excitement and suspense. Readers will root for the brave residents of Wanderville.—Annette Herbert, F. E. Smith Elementary School, Cortland, NY