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4.5
I bought this for my Granddaughter because she is a spunky. independent young girl about the same age as Holly, the heroine of this story. She loved watching the movie and has watched it several times since. Personally, I also enjoyed watching it before I mailed it to her. The story line is that a young girl (age 10-12) and her younger brother (age 7-8) are heading to Oregon in a covered wagon circa 1870. Along the way the grandfather dies leaving the two children to fend for themselves. Holly knows how to handle a rifle and does threaten with it several times. The story would not work without an adult to help them in times that would overwhelm inexperienced children, no matter how independent their personalities. The adult is a down and out lovable scam artist who alienates them by attempting to scam them out of a horse, but later on is invited by Holly to travel with them when he saves them from a potentially lethal situation. If you have or even know a young girl age 8-12 this would be a gift she could enjoy again and again.
