Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes.
January 13th
The Violet West – Review, Journal Spread
January 14th
The Bookish Ren – Top 5 Reasons to Read Will’s Race for Home, Journal Spread
January 15th
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Review
January 16th
One More Exclamation – Top 5 Reasons to Read Will’s Race for Home
January 17th
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
January 18th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
January 19th
the nutty bookworm reads alot – Review
January 13th
therearenobadbooks – Review, Journal Spread
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
noelles.magical.library – Promotional Post
January 14th
thebookishren – Top 5 Reasons to Read Will’s Race for Home, Journal Spread
edithslittlefreelibrary – Creative post, Tik Tok
onemused – Promotional Post
January 15th
avainbookland – Review
jaimes_mystical_library – Promotional Post
acourtofspinesnpages – Promotional Post
January 16th
onemoreexclamation – Top 5 Reasons to Read Will’s Race for Home
nissa_the.bookworm – Promotional Post
rickys_radical_reads – Promotional Post
January 17th
get.outside.and.read – Promotional Post
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
January 18th
lisalovestoread69 – Review
blackgirlbujos – Review, Mood Board
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
January 19th
myahleereads – Review
meghenslittlelibrary – Promotional Post, Creative post
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publishing date: January 14th, 2025
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Rep: Black
Synopsis:
Bestselling 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.
It’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.
So 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. But the journey isn’t easy—the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.
And then there’s the stranger they encounter and a mysterious soldier named Caesar, whose Union emblem brings more attention—and more trouble—than any of them need.
All three are propelled by the promise of something long denied to freedom, land ownership, and a place to call home—but is a strong will enough to get them there?
Content Warning: Racism, Gun Violence
Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning educator and writer for both youth and adults. She is the Virginia G. Piper Endowed Chair at Arizona State University and the Founding Director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.
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