Sarah Journeys West
An Oregon Trail Survival Story
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
In 1851 twelve-year-old Sarah is a free Black, happy living with her parents, grandparents, and brother on their own farm in Iowa; but her father has been bitten by the gold bug and wants to take the trail west to California, and after some argument it isdecided that the the grandparents will stay on the farm, but the rest of the family will go; the journey will be difficult and dangerous, but if they survive extreme weather, difficult terrain, illness, and the racism of others in the group there may bea better life waiting for them at the end of the trail. Includes nonfiction material on the Oregon Trail, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
Series: Girls survive.
Subjects:
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction.
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: Ages 8-12.
ISBN:
1496592182
Availability | |||
---|---|---|---|
Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CPBK Girls Survive | Ballentine Indoors | Children's Paperback | Out (Due: 5/13/2024) |
CPBK Girls Survive | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Paperback | In |