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From the author ofElizas Freedom RoadandCalico Girlcomes a historical middle grade adventure about an enslaved girls journey on the Overland Trail to California during the Gold Rush, and how she took the chance to fight for freedom.
In 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 fathers legacy. Hell 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.
From Independence, Missourithe Gateway to the Westshe and the others join a wagon train on the Emigrant Overland Trail. But what Jason didnt consider is taking the three enslaved people west will give them an opportunity to free themselvesmanifestingtheirdestiny.