I'm a big fan of this series and this book is decent, although not my favorite. It's a look into the life of a boy who was part of the Donner party which was rather unfortunate. You feel for the kid and it's a really good insight into what happened for kids. I think it does a good job of really illustrating what was going on and why and the decisions being made, but all in a kid friendly way.

I think it was maybe a little young for the main character who was fifteen. Like maybe him being a touch younger might have helped some of the storytelling. But this was a good book and a great series.