The Cabin Faced West

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In The Cabin Faced West, Ann Hamilton finds life out west anything but adventurous. In fact, she had never been lonelier. She longed for the ease and comfort of the days with her friends back in Gettysburg, until a stranger rode into Hamilton Hill and changed her life forever.

Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history. Since then, she has authored forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people. Along with the Newbery Honor and Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, Fritz has earned the National Humanities Medal, the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards.

The Cabin Faced West features in our Third Grade Supplemental Reading for American Studies Set. This group of biographies and novels is a perfect way for young students to immerse themselves in the lives and and culture of those who have made history in America.