He's not going and that's his final word Joseph's family is moving west to Indiana but he's not going. He'll stay with his Grandma and let his family go on without him. The adventure begins from the first day as ten year old Joseph sabatoges every effort made to move west. The wagon has been loaded and everyone is ready to go. Everyone except Joseph Harding. His home is in Virginia, not some frontier place far away. Go along with Joseph as he reluctantly travels west with Father, Mother, his four brothers, and baby sister, Mary. He's the brother resenting every mile. Time travel back to 1850 and live the difficult day to day trek over miles of dirt roads with Joseph and his family. Ride along in the small, cramped wagon loaded down with all of the Harding's possessions through mountain passes and teeming rivers. Endure floods, hunger, and disease. Meet robbers, slave catchers, settlers, and fellow pioneers as the family heads west by covered wagon. Discover the true meaning of Home as Joseph does. There is a secret the family keeps for the whole journey. Does Joseph tell the secret so that they have to return home? Read this captivating adventure about a boy who makes a journey of his own during the life changing journey with his family. Based on the true story of the author's ancestors this is a fast paced story with an exciting adventure around every curve in the road.