Amanda (novel)

Amanda

First edition
Author	Candice F. Ransom.
Language	English
Series	Sunfire series
Genre	Historical
Publisher	Scholastic Press
Publication date	1984
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	346 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN	0-590-32774-7 (paperback edition)
OCLC	10491298

Amanda is a novel written by Candice F. Ransom. It is the first in the Sunfire series of thirty-two books. It was published by Scholastic Press in 1984, and is 346 pages long. It is currently an out-of-print book, though the trademark is still held by Scholastic Press.

The plot of Amanda centers around the main character's journey from Boston to Oregon on the Oregon Trail in 1846. Amanda Bentley travels with her father Thaddeus Bentley, who is escaping creditors in their former hometown of Boston. Her beau Joseph White lives in Boston as well.

On the Oregon Trail, she meets and befriends several characters, including Helen Jorgenson, a girl of her own age, and Ben Compton, who becomes a romantic interest as well later in the book.

Amanda's character changes throughout the book, from spoiled society girl to hardworking pioneer woman.

• Amanda Bentley – pioneer woman, initially from Boston, Massachusetts
• Thaddeus Bentley – her father, running from creditors
• Joseph White – Amanda's former romantic interest in Boston
• Helen Jorgenson – Amanda's friend on the trail
• Ben Compton – Amanda's romantic interest
• Serena Hawkins – Ben's childhood friend back in Illinois. Said to be Ben's fiancée.

Placed during the period of North American history in which settlers travelled west in search of a new life the setting is the Oregon Trail, which travels from the midwest to the Northwest of the United States.

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