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Will's race for home : a western / Jewell Parker Rhodes

Summary:

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? Bestselling 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. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316299336
  • ISBN: 0316299332
  • ISBN: 9780316299435
  • ISBN: 9798295201103
  • Physical Description: 196 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Book Award Author, 2026 (Winner)
Subject:
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Oklahoma > History > Land Rush, 1889 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Western fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 85 of 104 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 104 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library JUV FIC RHODES (Text) 36015002722490 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 07/22/2026
Sneads Ferry Branch Library JUV FIC RHODES (Text) 36015002722557 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
Swansboro Branch Library JUV FIC RHODES (Text) 36015002722615 Juvenile New Fiction Checked out 08/11/2026
Albemarle Main Library J FIC Rhodes (Text) 31010000927907 Juvenile New Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library J RHODES (Text) 39493110135292 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Alexander Main Library J Rhodes (Text) 34269001467712 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Andrews Public Library J F RHO (Text) 80605000642016 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Angier Public Library J F Rho (Text) 33632002763663 Juvenile Fiction In transit -
Beaufort Main J F RHODE (Text) 34208900249540 Juvenile Fiction Available -
Benhaven Public Library J F Rho (Text) 33630005444562 Juvenile Fiction Available -

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