Sarah journeys west : an Oregon Trail survival story
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Author
Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971-
Contributors
Trunfio, Alessia, 1990- illustrator.
Published
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2020.
Format
Book
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
610L
Appears on these lists
Historical Fiction - JF
If You Like I Survived, Read These!
Womens History Month - JF
Status
Checked Out
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John & Judy Gay Library - Juvenile FictionJ F GIRChecked OutAugust 7, 2025
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
California -- Gold discoveries -- Juvenile fiction.
Families -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Oregon National Historic Trail -- Juvenile fiction.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.
Survival -- Juvenile fiction.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile fiction.

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Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781496587183
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 3.9, 2 Points
Lexile measure
610

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Description
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
610L Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 82 (very high) Semantic demand: 96 (very high) Syntactic demand: 84 (very high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile
Target Audience
3-5.
Target Audience
8-12 Brodart.
Target Audience
3-7 Brodart.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.9 2 505888.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Smith, N. S., & Trunfio, A. (2020). Sarah journeys west: an Oregon Trail survival story . Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971- and Alessia Trunfio. 2020. Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story. North Mankato, Minnesota: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971- and Alessia Trunfio. Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story North Mankato, Minnesota: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2020.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Smith, N. S. and Trunfio, A. (2020). Sarah journeys west: an oregon trail survival story. North Mankato, Minnesota: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Nikki Shannon, and Alessia Trunfio. Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2020.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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