{"product_id":"hopes-path-to-glory-the-story-of-a-familys-journey-on-the-overland-trail-9781665924726","title":"Hope's Path to Glory: The Story of a Family's Journey on the Overland Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eEliza's Freedom Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCalico Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year) comes a dramatic historical middle grade novel that is \"a unique lens through which to examine the 1849 Gold Rush\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) following an enslaved\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egirl taking the chance to find freedom on the Overland Trail to California.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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 \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eBig Jabe\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThunder Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eHewitt Anderson's Great Big Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEliza's Freedom Road\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA\/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults; \u003ci\u003eRaising Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award; and \u003ci\u003eHarvey Potter's Balloon Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eCalico Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eIrene's Wish\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by A.G. Ford, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e called \"delightful and memorable\" in a starred review. Ms. Nolen is an educator and lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488241881362,"sku":"9781665924726","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_31360fa7-75d6-4405-8d09-d8cac6f1bd33.jpg?v=1730473584","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hopes-path-to-glory-the-story-of-a-familys-journey-on-the-overland-trail-9781665924726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}