Sweet Betsy from Pike
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 10
Categories: American, Female Protagonist, Folk Tale, Historical Fiction, Love Story, United States, Western Fiction
Author
Scott
Sanders
Appeared in
Hear the Wind Blow: American Folk Songs Retold
Story Summary
Ike's determination to migrate west means Besty must leave her beloved homestead on the Mississippi, but their love and dreams give them the strength to make it to California, the country of madness and millionaires.