MY FACE TO THE WIND In the late 1870s, many young teachers traveled West to earn  money and make a new life for themselves, despite the schools being  inadequate at best. Some returned home, unable to endure the hardships  of prairie life, but others were more committed to their work. Sarah  Jane Price stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West. Written  by Newbery Honor Author Jim Murphy, this is Sarah Jane Price's story.