SearchingForSarahRector:TheRichestBlackGirlInAmerica

SarahRectorwasoncefamouslyhailedas?therichestblackgirlinAmerica.”SetagainstthebackdropofAmericanhistory,hertaleencompassesthecreationofIndianTerritory,themakingofOklahoma,andtheestablishmentofblacktownsandoil-richboomtowns.Rectoracquiredherfortuneattheageofeleven.Thisisbothherstoryandthatofchildrenjustlikeher:onefilledwithupsanddownsamidbizarregoings-onandcrimesperpetratedbygreedyandcorruptadults.Fromatroveofprimarydocuments,includingcourtandcensusrecordsandinterviewswithfamilymembers,authorTonyaBoldenpainstakinglypiecestogethertheeventsofSarah’slifeandthelivesofthosearoundher.Thebookincludesaglossary,abibliography,andanindex.PraiseforSearchingforSarahRectorSTARREDREVIEWS"Thishandsomevolumewithitsmanyphotographsiscarefullysourcedandhasahelpfulglossary,illustrationcreditsandindex.Boldenadmirablytellsacomplexstorywhilemodelingoutstandingresearchstrategy,asherinsightfulauthor’snoteattests."--KirkusReviews,starredreview"ThisbookwillbeextremelyusefultoteachersandlibrariansseekingmaterialtoalignwithCommonCoreStateStandardsdealingwiththecraftofwritingofinformationaltext."--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview"Bolden’sremarksontrackingdownSarah’sstorywillappealtothosewhoenjoyuntanglinghistoricalmysteries."--TheBulletinoftheCenterforChildren'sBooks