Sid and the Orphans

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Fifteen-year-old Sid obeys her pa and packs to leave for the Colorado Territory, but vows she will return to her mama's grave in a few years. Sid's mama taught her to dance, cook, sew, and doctor the sick and injured. He pa taught her to ride, to hunt and shoot. She takes charge of the orphans they collect along the way, and the household chores and cooking at the farm.