02773cam a2200517 4500 546814354 TxAuBib 20200821120000.0 191202s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019048260 9781496587183 1496587189 9781496592187 1496592182 TxAuBib Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971- Sarah journeys west : an Oregon Trail survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2020. 105 p. : illus. ; 20 cm. Girls survive ; 14 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. Ages 8-12. Stone Arch Books. ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM 3.9 2.0 A/R QUIZ #505888. 20200821. A/R 3.9 SMI. African American families Juvenile fiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific Juvenile fiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific Fiction. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S) Juvenile fiction. Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S) Fiction. Survival Juvenile fiction. Survival Fiction. African Americans Fiction. Family life West (U.S) Fiction. Oregon National Historic Trail Juvenile fiction. Oregon National Historic Trail Fiction. California Gold discoveries Juvenile fiction. California Gold discoveries Fiction. West (U.S) History 1848-1860 Juvenile fiction. West (U.S) History 1848-1860 Fiction. Historical fiction. Trunfio, Alessia, 1990-, illustrator. Smith, Nikki Shannon, North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2020 Sarah journeys west. Girls survive ; 14. TXWKC