Sarah Journeys West: An Oregon Trail Survival Story

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In the midst of the California Gold Rush in 1851 twelve-year-old Sarah's family decides to seek a better life. Venturing west on the Oregon Trail Sarah and her family face hardships such as racism extreme weather difficult terrain and disease. But the journey will be worth it if they can find fortune in California.

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Nikki Shannon Smith is from Oakland, California, but she now lives in the Central Valley with her husband and two children. She has worked in Elementary Education for over twenty-five years, and writes everything from picture books to young adult novels. When she's not busy with family, work, or writing, she loves to visit the coast. The first thing she packs in her suitcase is always a book. Alessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She currently works as a freelance artist on various Animation and illustration projects.