Searching for Sarah Rector
by
Tonya Bolden
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1419708465
ISBN-13
9781419708466
Publisher
Abrams
Imprint
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 7th, 2014
Print length
80 Pages
Weight
758 grams
Dimensions
26.00 x 26.00 x 1.40 cms
Ksh 2,900.00
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Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life.
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, set to release in December 2025 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.
The inspiration for the movie Sarah’s Oil, set to release in December 2025 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.
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