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Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America

Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America - Hardcover

by Tonya Bolden
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tonya BoldenAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:1/7/2014Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:Harry N. AbramsISBN-13:9781419708466ISBN-10:1419708465UPC:9781419708466Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, African American & BlackBook Topic:Historical, WomenSize:10.10 x 10.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SCJFV5ABSY

The incredible and little-known story of Sarah Rector, once the wealthiest Black girl in America, from Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Tonya Bolden.

The inspiration for the movie Sarah's Oil, the major motion picture from Amazon MGM Studios.

Searching for Sarah Rector tells the true story of a young Black girl born in Indian Territory (land in today's Oklahoma) in the early 1900s. Author Tonya Bolden sets Rector's rags-to-riches tale against the backdrop of American history, including the creation of Indian Territory; the making of Oklahoma, with its Black towns and boomtowns; and the wild behavior of many greedy and corrupt adults.

At the age of eleven, Sarah was a very rich young girl. Even so, she was powerless . . . helpless in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--that swirled around her. Then one day word came that she had disappeared.

This is her story, and the story of other children like her, filled with ups and downs, bizarre goings-on, and a heap of crimes.

Out of a trove of primary documents, including court and census records, as well as interviews with family members, Bolden painstakingly pieces together the events of Sarah's life.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Harry N. AbramsISBN-13:9781419708466ISBN-10:1419708465UPC:9781419708466Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, African American & BlackBook Topic:Historical, WomenSize:10.10 x 10.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SCJFV5ABSY
Tonya Bolden has written a number of books about the African American experience. Her work has garnered much praise, including the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, James Madison Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, YALSA Best Book of the Year, and CCBC Best Book of the Year. She lives in New York City.


Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

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