Books like Away West by Patricia McKissack
When thirteen‑year‑old Everett Turner leaves his struggling family farm in 1879, he departs for St. Louis where he learns the hard reality of life in a livery stable. Driven by hope for a brighter future, Everett then travels further west to the historic all‑Black town of Nicodemus, Kansas, where new possibilities and challenges await.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Patricia McKissack
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