| Riding Freedom Contributor(s): Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Author), Lessie, Pat (Author), Hughes, Melissa (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0981489044 ISBN-13: 9780981489049 Publisher: Audio Bookshelf OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 6.2" (0.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charlotte Parkhurst was raised in an orphanage for boys, which suited her just fine. She didn't like playing with dolls, she could hold her own in a fight, and she loved to work in the stable. Charlotte had a special way with horses and wanted to spend her life training and riding them on a ranch of her own. The problem was, as a girl in the mid-1800s, Charlotte was expected to live a much different life--one without the freedoms she dreamed of. But Charlotte was smart and determined, and she figured out a way to live her life the way she wanted. Charlotte became an expert horse rider, a legendary stagecoach driver, and the first woman ever to vote. And she did these things at a time when they were outlawed for women. How? With a plan so clever and so secret--almost no one figured it out. |
Contributor Bio(s): Munoz Ryan, Pam: - Pam Munoz Ryan is the recipient of the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature. She has written more than thirty books which have garnered, among countless accolades, the Pura Belpre Medal, the Jane Addams Award, and the Schneider Family Award. She lives near San Diego. Hughes, Melissa: -Melissa Hughes' career began in radio, where she was a staff announcer, DJ, and voice-over artist. Working in England for many years, she starred in the BBC Radio drama Trouble Brewing, appeared in numerous plays, and created the screams for the character of Lois Lane, as well as other voices in the film Superman. |