{"product_id":"wills-race-for-home-coretta-scott-king-author-award-winner","title":"Will's Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e★ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCoretta Scott King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book Award! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e★ A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestseller! ★\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e★ \"Rhodes deftly captures a unique ­aspect of this historical event, with a perspective that is ­often under-represented in historical ­fiction. A poignant and honest look at the trials of racism that defined the ­historic land rush; a must-buy.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003estarred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes West in this thrilling adventure story about a son and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush—if they can survive the journey.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt’s 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don’t get to own.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free—if they can get to it fast enough. 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