My Face to the Wind

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 19th Century

3.6

Jim Murphy

In the late 1870s many young teachers traveled West to earn money and make a new life for themselves. However, the schools were inadequate at best. Some returned home, unable to endure the hardships of prairie life, but others were more committed. Jim Murphy's Sarah Jane Price stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West and the daily tasks that ensued.

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Author

Jim Murphy

Pages

182

Publisher

Scholastic

Published Date

2001

ISBN

0590438107 9780590438100

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"This story is about a young girl who’s father dies from the black diphtheria. She needs money to stay in her little town, so she becomes a prairie school teacher. This book goes through her struggles of being a young teacher and losing her father. Such a great read!"