# Hope's Path to Glory: The Story of a Family's Journey on the Overland Trail - Hardcover

by **Jerdine Nolen** (Author)

**From the author of _Eliza's Freedom Road_ and _Calico Girl_ (a _Kirkus_ Best Book of the Year) comes a dramatic historical middle grade novel that is "a unique lens through which to examine the 1849 Gold Rush" (_School Library Journal_) following an enslaved** **girl taking the chance to find freedom on the Overland Trail to California.**

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 father's legacy. He'll 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, Missouri--the "Gateway to the West"--she and the others join a wagon train on the Emigrant Overland Trail. But what Jason didn't consider is taking the three enslaved people west will give them an opportunity to free themselves--manifesting _their_ destiny.

### Author Biography

Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including _Big Jabe_; _Thunder Rose_, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; and _Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life_, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir Nelson. She is also the author of _Eliza's Freedom Road_, illustrated by Shadra Strickland, which was an ALA/YALSA Best Fiction Nominee for Young Adults; _Raising Dragons_, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award; and _Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm_, illustrated by Mark Buehner, which was made into a movie by the same name. Her other books include _Calico Girl_, a _Kirkus Reviews_ Best Book of the Year, and _Irene's Wish_, illustrated by A.G. Ford, which _Kirkus Reviews_ called "delightful and memorable" in a starred review. Ms. Nolen is an educator and lives in Ellicott City, Maryland.

**Number of Pages:** 240

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 7.9 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 07, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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