Title: Under a painted sky
Description: A powerful story of friendship and sacrifice, for fans of Code Name Verity Missouri, 1849: Samantha dreams of moving back to New York to be a professional musician not an easy thing if you re a girl, and harder still if you re Chinese. But a tragic accident dashes any hopes of fulfilling her dream, and instead, leaves her fearing for her life. With the help of a runaway slave named Annamae, Samantha flees town for the unknown frontier. But life on the Oregon Trail is unsafe for two girls, so they disguise themselves as Sammy and Andy, two boys headed for the California gold rush. Sammy and Andy forge a powerful bond as they each search for a link to their past, and struggle to avoid any unwanted attention. But when they cross paths with a band of cowboys, the light-hearted troupe turn out to be unexpected allies. With the law closing in on them and new setbacks coming each day, the girls quickly learn that there are not many places to hide on the open trail.
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers, Chinese Americans, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Fiction, Runaways, Sex role, Historical fiction, African Americans, Runaway children, History, Runaway teenagers, Fugitive slaves, Impersonation, Chinese American teenagers, African American teenagers, Cowboys, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold discoveries, YOUNG ADULT FICTION, Action & Adventure, Historical, 19th Century, People & Places, Asian American, Gold mines and mining, Gender role, Adventure fiction, Children's fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Runaways, fiction, Sex role, fiction, Chinese americans, fiction, African americans, fiction, Slavery, fiction, Oregon national historic trail, fiction, West (u.s.), fiction
Places: Oregon Trail, West (U.S.)
Time periods: 1848-1860