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The Journal Of Joshua Loper, A Black Cowboy

by Walter Dean Myers · 1999 · 160 pages

Book 3 of the My Name Is America series

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Two-time Newbery Honor-winning author Walter Dean Myers writes about an African-American boy's struggles with his first cattle drive and the racial prejudices of the day.

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Genre
historical fictionwesternliterary fiction
Themes
african american
Setting
american westUSA
Subject
history
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 160 pages
Form
diary

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