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Sarah journeys west: an oregon trail survival story, nikki shannon smith , alessia trunfio  ( illustrations ).

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Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story (Girls Survive) Paperback – January 2, 2020

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Capstone Press (January 2, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 105 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496592182
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496592187
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
• Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 610L
• Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
• #1,834 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues
• #2,493 in Children's Self-Esteem Books
• #9,352 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books)

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Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of seventeen published and forthcoming books for children. She is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. She has worked in elementary education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from board 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.

Nikki's latest titles include Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story and the Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane (Book 4 in the series). Additional titles include A Star Like Jesse Owens, The Little Christmas Elf, Treasure Hunt (Reality Show Series), and four more books in Capstone's Girls Survive Series: Noelle At Sea: A Titanic Survival Story, Ann Fights For Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story, Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story and Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story. In 2022 and 2023, Our Beautiful Colors (Little Golden Book) and the 4-title Brown Baby Parade Board Book series (Random House) will be released.

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Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story Paperback – Jan. 2 2020

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stone Arch Books (Jan. 2 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496592182
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496592187
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.34 x 1.27 x 19.05 cm
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Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of seventeen published and forthcoming books for children. She is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in Woodland, CA with her husband and two children. She has worked in elementary education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from board 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.

Nikki's latest titles include Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story and the Scientific Life of Azaleah Lane (Book 4 in the series). Additional titles include A Star Like Jesse Owens, The Little Christmas Elf, Treasure Hunt (Reality Show Series), and four more books in Capstone's Girls Survive Series: Noelle At Sea: A Titanic Survival Story, Ann Fights For Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story, Charlotte Spies for Justice: A Civil War Survival Story and Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story. In 2022 and 2023, Our Beautiful Colors (Little Golden Book) and the 4-title Brown Baby Parade Board Book series (Random House) will be released.

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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.

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