The beloved American Girl History Mysteries features intrepid girls faced with intriguing situations. The author of this installment, Kathryn Reiss, has received the ALA Best Book for Young Adults Award. In Riddle of the Prairie Bride, it's 1878 and Ida Deming and her papa are looking forward to meeting his mail-order bride. But is this woman really who she claims to be?
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"Read with C for her book review at school. It's the first time I had read an American Girl series book. It was a good book, especially for girls 8-11 or so. It was nice to be able to share the story with my little gal :D"
— Donella (4 out of 5 stars)
" Mail order bride for a young girl's father. 9+. "
— Elevetha, 12/5/2013" This is the best book of the series so far! "
— Holly, 9/23/2011" A very suspenseful book. Really good book, highly recommend it to anyone who loves mysteries. "
— Hannah, 10/17/2010" this is the best in the series so far!!!!!! totally awesome!!!!!!! i don't know how people come up w/ such great stories. "
— Leo, 6/6/2010" this is the best in the series so far!!!!!! totally awesome!!!!!!! i don't know how people come up w/ such great stories. "
— Leo, 12/17/2008Ruth Ann Phimister has appeared off Broadway and in numerous regional productions, including Life with Father with Robert Reed. She has also worked in television, film, and commercial voice-over.