![]() ![]() This tells the tale of many who made this same trip, drawn by a land filled with plenty and promise, the land of milk and honey. The adventure of this world unfolds as the train takes them to a place where people from all paths come together, sipping Mexican hot chocolate and eating African bread, and music from the welcome party fills the air. Awe-inspiring scenes come to life as soaring mountains give way to the sweeping Golden Gate. ![]() Where oranges are as big as grapefruits and bears fish like men-California awaits, as one girl makes the exciting cross-country move by train with her family. Terrific sights and flavors welcome them with sweet possibility, reflected in the faces of people of all races, cultures, and ethnicities. Coretta Scott King Award and Honor winners Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper capture one girl's amazing journey west with her family, based on the author's true story of her move from Oklahoma to California in 1948. ![]()
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