Sarah journeys west, an Oregon Trail survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
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Sarah journeys west, an Oregon Trail survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
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eng
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no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-12, Stone Arch Books
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Sarah journeys west
Oclc number
1109803165
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by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
Series statement
Girls survive
Sub title
an Oregon Trail survival story
Summary
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
Target audience
juvenile
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- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction
- Family life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
- California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- African American families -- Fiction
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- Oregon National Historic Trail -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction
- Family life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
- California -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Fiction
- Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- African American families -- Fiction
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