Will's Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

Contributor(s): Rhodes, Jewell Parker (Author)

ISBN: 9780316299336

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Hardcover

$17.99

Pub Date: January 14, 2025

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2024039654

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 08 to 12

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 7.70" L x 5.20" W ( 0.65 lbs) 208 pages

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Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000552766 ( Will's Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner))

Reading level: 3.60

Interest level: MG

Point value: 4.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim.

Review Quotes: ★ "This fast-paced and eventful ride through the West [is] an accessible and engaging read... An exciting gallop through real history with little-known heroes taking the lead."
--Kirkus, starred review

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