A Spark to the Past

This book really explained a lot about the Oregon Trail. But not just that, it really showed some relationships that you didn't think were going to exist. My Grandma gave this book to me a couple years ago, this was the first book I had read by this author. But, I really enjoyed the book. The plot was such that I was a little anxious to find out what was going to happen to the characters. I recommend this book to anyone, it is a great quick read.

This, her latest in a series of amatuer radio adventures for young adults, is a tense historical story with science fiction overtones. It is probably the best, though Wall's first book, Night Signals shows depth, as well. The two college-age main characters are transported back to the Oregon Trail through a freak accident. They must face the difficulties of that time-period and the hardships of the Trail with 20th-century sensibilities. Interlaced within this story, they are in radio contact with a WWII fighter pilot in 1943 via a mysterious atomospheric condition that is sending radio signals through time. The pilot has crashed on an island in the Pacific and is preparing to die; his story is moving as he writes a letter to his wife. A Spark to the Past reads like a well written television movie, and has very good imagery and plot. All in all, this is a fine story, and it will likely be appreciated by its readers.