Hope's Path to Glory: The Story of a Family's Journey on the Overland Trail
From the author of Eliza’s Freedom Road and Calico Girl (a Kirkus Best Book of the Year) comes a dramatic historical middle grade novel following an enslaved girl taking the chance to find freedom on the Overland Trail to California.
In Alexandria, Virginia, in the mid-19th century, a slave-owning family is facing financial trouble. The eldest son, Jason, thinks going to California to mine for gold might be the best way to protect his father’s legacy. He’ll need a cook, a laundress, and a hostler for the journey, and one of them is twelve-year-old Clementine, whose mother calls her Hope.
From Independence, Missouri—the “Gateway to the West”—she and the others join a wagon train on the Emigrant Overland Trail. But what Jason didn’t consider is taking the three enslaved people west will give them an opportunity to free themselves—manifesting their destiny.
| SKU | 142226 |
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| ISBN | 9781665924726 |
| Language | English |
| Guided Reading Level | Z |
| Page Count | 256 |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Book Type | Middle Grade Novels |
| Primary Contributor | Jerdine Nolen |
| Age Groups | Ages 7 to 9, Ages 10 to 12 |
| Publisher | Paula Wiseman Books |