Audio -- nteresting interpratation of Kit Carson and a daughter he was said to have. From the daughter's perspective.

This was a very quick read for me. It was very enjoyable with pretty imagery. I really liked the dog, he was sweet. Overall I enjoyed taking the journey with Adaline, she was a very intriguing and spunky narrator.

I liked how brave the main character was and how this is a story of finding home.

For the dog lovers who might be afraid of what the story hold for the puppy- This is safe to pick up

It was alright. Clearly a children's book, but my brother gave it to me. Cute.

In 1800's St. Louis, Missouri, a young girl is known as "Adaline" to her father, the American frontiersman Kit Carson, and as "Falling Star" to her mother, an Arapaho Indian. Being half Native American, half white, Adaline is not accepted by either of her two cultures, feeling like an outsider trapped in between two hostile worlds. Her father is forced to leave her with relatives while he goes away on a trip. However, her cruel cousins are soon forcing her to act as their servant, and she decided to run away and find her father.
This has all the elements of a children's adventure story - a brave but misunderstood main character, an incredible and exciting journey, action, and of course a lovable dog.
A great book for younger readers.

A great historical fiction for young readers!

Liked it the side characters I didn't like as much

This is the fictionalized tale of legendary scout Kit Carson's real daughter, Adaline. She was called Falling Star by her Arapaho mother. When her mother dies of cholera, she refuses to speak from grief. Her father sends her to his racist relatives until he returns from his Rocky Mountain expedition. But her cousins treat her as a servant, refuse to allow her to study at school, and constantly treat her as a not quite human "half-breed". She finally runs away to join her father. Will she find him? Will he want her if she does? Can she get over her mother's death?