Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate is a standalone historical fiction that takes place in 1909 & 1990 Oklahoma at what became Horsethief Trail National Park when Law Enforcement Ranger Valerie Boren O'dell arrived in 1990. A rich tale about wayward children, land shares and a national park murder mystery and missing person's case. Come see what I enjoyed about Shelterwood.
I love how Lisa Wingate wove these two timelines and separate stories together. In 1990, single mother and law enforcement Ranger Valerie Boren O'dell is newly arrived at the National Park and trying to prove her worth, when a teenage boy goes missing and the old burial site of three children is discovered in a cave. Valerie will work with closely with the neighboring Choctaw Tribal Police chief to solve these puzzles and what she discovers ties in to the second story.
In 1909, Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley slips away with a young Choctaw girl who is boarding with them, when her sister goes missing. Olive knows her father has ill intentions towards the girl. Traveling with her pony, she and six-year-old Nessa travel towards the rugged Winding Stair Mountain. Danger lurks, but along the way, they form friendships and fight to survive.
Wingate did a wonderful job sharing Oklahoma history, political figures and the children impacted over land claims. I love Olive and how courageous she was. I also feared she may be one of the young girls found in 1990. You'll have to discover that for yourself.
I enjoyed both timelines from the missing teenage boy and his precocious little sister, to what they find in the mountains in 1990, to the woman speaker that women from miles around came to hear in 1909.
Shelterwood is the perfect beach read for those that enjoy mystery, history and adventure. I loved when the title clicked. A memorable read.
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