BEYOND THE DIVIDE

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Summary: Great!!!
Review: "Beyond the Divde" is a great book, intended for mature readers. Will Simon has been shunned by his Amish community and is planning to go to California. His daughter Meribah travels with him and this is her story on the trip on the emigrant trail during the Gold Rush. They join a company and Meribah becomes friends with a rich girl name Serena Billings. This book is packed with emotion, information, and action. I guarentee that a mature reader, who enjoys or dosen't mind historical fiction, will love this book.

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Summary: Possibly the worst book ever!
Review: I had to read this book for school and it is probably the worst book I have ever read. I stopped after 100 pages and never finished it. I just couldn't go on any longer. It's about an Amish girl named Meribah Simon who goes on the emigrant trail to the gold rush with her father who is being shunned by the community. That is basically all I know that happened because I couldn't finish it! Don't read this book! I'm warning you!

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Summary: The Wost Book Ever!
Review: The book, "Beyond the Divide," is a book, portraying the life of Meribah Simon, an Amish girl from a close-knit Pennsylvanian community. Most of the plot takes place on the trail that Meribah and her father, Will Simon, are traveling on to California for the gold rush. During their long journey, the Simon's come together with other traveling families and become close friends. Between the emigrants, they shared food, labor, and supplies. Meribah meets a girl named Serena, and they become close friends. Along the trail, strange occurances happen and Serena and her mother disappear. These strange occurances caused by the cruelty exemlified by the other travelers. Finally, Meribah and her father are abandoned. During this, Will Simon, the dad, is very sick, and the first snowflakes fall. Meribah knows that only a miracle can save them. Giving this book three stars, would be offering it way too much credit. Since this book was action packed at some parts, I'm giving it two stars, but it was lacking the real experience of migration to the West. So, for future reference, don't read this book because you will be wasting your time. In conclusion, I suggest this book to no one and all the illiterates around the world.