Author
Jerry Stanley
2 books here
Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
Nonfiction · ages 10–14 · 780L · 2000
The only accessible narrative history of African Americans in the Gold Rush for this age—rigorous without being preachy, and it expands kids' sense of who 'pioneers' were.
Children in the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
Nonfiction · ages 9–12 · 780L
An unflinching, beautifully assembled account of a real school that treated desperate kids with respect—teaches Dust Bowl history without sentimentality and models what educational justice looks like.