Away West

Scraps of Time: 1879, Away West
	First edition
Authors	Patricia McKissack
Illustrator	Gordon James
Language	English
Subject	Children's literature, American history,
Published	2006 (Viking Press)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages	121
ISBN	9780670060122
OCLC	61520244

Scraps of Time: 1879, Away West is a 2006 book by Patricia McKissack about a farmboy, Everett Turner, who runs away and joins the Exodusters, travelling to Nicodemus, Kansas.

Reception

Away West has been reviewed by a number of journals including Booklist and the School Library Journal, that recommended it for developing readers,^[1]^[2] and Kirkus Reviews.^[3] It has been on school reading lists.^[4]^[5]

^ "Away West: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved April 5, 2017. Short chapters, simple sentences, and James' pencil sketches make this an appealing choice for newly independent readers ..
^ McKissack, Patricia C.; Frederick L Mckissack JR (18 January 2012). Away West. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811857499. OCLC 138340270. Retrieved April 5, 2017. McKissack deftly weaves in details of the time, including Buffalo soldiers, the role of the church, and the rise of the Klan. This book is just right for beginning chapter book readers .. ((cite book)): |website= ignored (help)
^ "Away West: Scraps of Time #2". Kirkus Media LLC. February 15, 2006. Retrieved April 5, 2017. Important and sometimes neglected historical details are here: Buffalo soldiers, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the slave-built Eads Bridge and the settlement of Nicodemus, Kan. In short, readable chapters, complete with cliffhanger endings, McKissack brings another slice of history to life for new readers.
^ "Recommended Reading For Third Grade". wtnorth.org. North Hills Campus at WT (Winchester Thurston School). Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "4th and 5th Grade Book Bowl Lists: 4th Grade Titles". madison.campusguides.com. Randall Elementary. Retrieved April 4, 2017.