Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.
Record details
ISBN:1419708465 (hbk.)
ISBN:9781419708466 (hbk.)
Physical Description:76 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm print
Publisher:New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-67) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
160 acres -- Three and a half dollars an acre -- Twelve and a half percent -- One million dollars.
Tonya Bolden has written more than 20 books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a starred review in Booklist magazine. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALSC 2006 Notable Childrenâs Book, a NAPPA Gold Award Winner, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in New York City.
Tonya Bolden has written a number of books about the African American experience. Her work has garnered much praise, including the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, James Madison Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, YALSA Best Book of the Year, and CCBC Best Book of the Year. She lives in New York City.