1.       Wilson, Diane Lee, Black storm comin’. Perfection Learning Corporation, USA, 2006.

A stirring story of a young boy growing in America in the 1860 as the child of a single parent multi-racial family. In a bid to leave behind the horror of his father trying to kill his mother and leaving them, the desire to deliver freedom papers to his mother’s enslaved sister in California he joins the pony express as young boy in New York, presenting as a white boy. A dangerous route journey follows, one that tests his horsemanship, bravery and turns a young boy into a man.

A well written and exciting book that illustrates America in the backdrop of a looming civil war.

Here is a review from Good Reads and read more about the author from her website..

Tags - Historical fiction, racism, Pony express, American frontier, mixed race, slavery, YA



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