Sarah journeys west: an Oregon Trail survival story
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Publication Date:
2020
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Points: 2
Lexile measure:
610L
Description
In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the North as free Black people. Seeking a better life, Sarah's parents decide they will venture west on the Oregon Trail. On the trail, Sarah and her family face all kinds of hardship, including racism, extreme weather, difficult terrain, and disease. But the journey will be worth it if they can find fortune in California. Will Sarah and her family endure the trail and make a new life out west? Nonfiction material on the Oregon Trail, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.
Subjects
Subjects
African American families
African American families -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Gold discoveries
Historical fiction
History
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Minorities
Minority groups
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction
Survival fiction
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction
African American families -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Gold discoveries
Historical fiction
History
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Minorities
Minority groups
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction
Survival fiction
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN:
9781496592187
9781515881223
9781496587183
9781515881223
9781496587183
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 3.9, 2 Points
Level 3.9, 2 Points
Lexile measure:
610L
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-20 04:41:13AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-01-20 05:17:33AM |
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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 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.
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African American families -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
Minorities
Minority groups
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction
BIPOC
Black people
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction
Minorities
Minority groups
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction
Survival fiction
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction
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Sarah journeys west : an Oregon Trail survival story
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Sarah Journeys West An Oregon Trail Survival Story
Sarah journeys west : an Oregon Trail survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
Sarah journeys west : an Oregon Trail survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
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Sarah journeys west
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an Oregon Trail survival story
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BIPOC
Black people
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold discoveries
Historical Fiction
History
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Minorities
Minority groups
Overland journeys to the Pacific
BIPOC
Black people
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold discoveries
Historical Fiction
History
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Minorities
Minority groups
Overland journeys to the Pacific
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