Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale
by Nathan Hale (Author/Illustrator)
The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It’s also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape.
From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party’s predicament in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The graphic novel focuses on the struggles of the Reed family to tell the true story of the catastrophic journey.
Recognition: New York Public Library's Children's Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (2013); YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens List (2014); Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2014)
From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party’s predicament in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The graphic novel focuses on the struggles of the Reed family to tell the true story of the catastrophic journey.
Recognition: New York Public Library's Children's Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (2013); YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens List (2014); Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2014)
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Nathan Hale's Hazardous TalesReading level: 8+
Books in series: 12
Read in order? No
Website: hazardoustales.blogspot.com
Tags: graphic novel non fiction historical culture action boys comedy & humour
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (2012)2. Big Bad Ironclad! A Civil War Tale (2012)
3. Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (2013)
4. Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (2014)
5. The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale (2015)
6. Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (2016)
7. Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (2017)
8. Lafayette! (2018)
9. Major Impossible (2019)
10. Blades of Freedom: a Louisiana Purchase Tale (2020)
11. Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (2021)
12. Above the Trenches (2023)