Showing My Father's World by Michael Phillips

The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister, Book One. Their mother perished on the journey west. Their father was long since gone. With the help of the wagon train master, 15-year-old Corrie Belle Hollister and her four younger brothers and sisters must find their way to the Pacific coast during the California Gold Rush. When the children arrive in Miracle Springs and discover that the uncle they were looking for has skipped town—with the sheriff not far behind—the land of promise turns into one of fear and unexpected danger.