Will's Race for Home

A New York Times bestseller!? "Rhodes deftly captures a unique -aspect of this historical event, with a perspective that is -often under-represented in historical -fiction. A poignant and honest look at the trials of racism that defined the -historic land rush; a must-buy." -School Library Journal, starred reviewBestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes West in this thrilling adventure story about a son and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush-if they can survive the journey.It's 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don't get to own.So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free-if they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isn't easy-the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.And then there's the stranger they encounter and befriend: a mysterious soldier named Caesar, whose Union emblem brings more attention-and more trouble-than any of them need.All three are propelled by the promise of something long denied to them: freedom, land ownership, and a place to call home-but is a strong will enough to get them there?

Product details

• Authors: Jewell Parker Rhodes, Rhodes Jewell Parker
• Publisher: Little Brown USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9780316299336
• ISBN: 978-0-316-29933-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, US West, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General