Pub Date: January 2, 2020
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2019048260
Lexile Code: 0610
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 7.50" L x 5.20" W ( 0.35 lbs) 112 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Action and Adventure | Survival Stories | Historical | United States 19th Century | Social Themes | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance | African American and Black | General | Girls and Women
Series: Girls Survive
Description: 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 is decided 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 be a 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.
Brief description: Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book.