One Big Open Sky

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free--or cost them everything they have--in this intergenerational verse novel that explores the history of the Black homesteader movement.

1879, Mississippi. Young dreamer Lettie may have her head in the stars, but her body is on a covered wagon heading westward. Her father, Thomas, promises that Nebraska will be everything the family needs: an opportunity to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823450163
• ISBN13: 9780823450169
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7