Smith, Nikki Shannon,  1971- <br/><br/>
Sarah journeys west :  an Oregon Trail survival story / 
by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. 
 - 105 pages :  illustrations, map ;  20 cm. 
 - Girls survive .
<br/><br/> OBOB Elementary 2021-2022 
<br/><br/> 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 back matter, a glossary and discussion questions. 
<br/><br/> 4.2  3-6  610L  Lexile  S  Fountas 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781496587183 9781496592187 1496587189 1496592182 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019048260 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African American families--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Overland journeys to the Pacific--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Survival--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Western stories.<br/>African American families--Fiction.<br/>African Americans--Fiction.<br/>Family life--Fiction.<br/>Overland journeys to the Pacific--Fiction.<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Fiction.<br/>Survival--Fiction.<br/>Gold mines and mining--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Oregon National Historic Trail--Juvenile fiction.<br/>California--Gold discoveries--Juvenile fiction.<br/>West (U.S.)--History--1848-1860--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Oregon National Historic Trail--Fiction.<br/>California--Gold discoveries--Fiction.<br/>West (U.S.)--History--1848-1860--Fiction.<br/>California--Fiction.<br/>West (U.S.)--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Western fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.S6566  / Sar 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>F SMI