num_pages: 182
description: 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.
language: English
title: My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher
titlecomplete: My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher (Dear America)
genres: Historical, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Education, 19th Century, Diary, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Juvenile
ratings_count: 1735
places: Broken Bow, Nebraska, Nebraska
series: Dear America
publisher: Scholastic Inc.