Fiction Titles

Reading level: Ages 12+
Interest level: Grades 7+

Illustrations and large page size make for a captivating read of how Lewis recruited Clark and set out to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

George is a half-Shawnee interpreter who works with Lewis and Clark on their journey West. Author Thom provides good description of the landscape and depicts the white men as squanderers who destroy the landscape.

Reading level: Grades 8-12
Interest level: Ages 11-15

The youngest member of the expedition tells the story of Lewis and Clark's journey - how he is chosen by Lewis, how he falls in love with a native girl, how he improves his skills, and how he is conflicted with the decision of whether or not to return to civilization when his job is finished.

Reading level: Ages 6-10
Interest level: Grades 2-8

Learn about the native way of life and how a young woman, Sacagawea, was largely responsible for the success of Lewis and Clark.

Good readers will enjoy this portrait of the two leaders of the Corps of Discovery. Hall gets into the minds of Lewis and Clark as he focuses on several parts of the expedition.

You will enjoy the way the animals tell the tale of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Reading level: Ages 11-14
Interest level: Grades 4-8

In this "I am America" series novel, young Gus sneaks along with the Corps of Discovery men to explore the West. He can read and write, but until he is sure he'll be accepted, he hides himself from the rest of the expedition.