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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100618977309
ISBN-139780618977307
eBay Product ID (ePID)63878679
Product Key Features
Book TitleGold Rush Kid
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFamily / Siblings, General, People & Places / Canada / General, Historical / United States / 19th Century
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorMary Waldorf
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2007-041472
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromFifth Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey DecimalFIC
SynopsisWhen 12-year-old Billy McGee's mother dies suddenly of typhoid fever, he and his older sister, Edna, are faced with the unhappy prospect of getting sent to live with distant relatives. Instead, Edna disguises herself as a boy, and the two set out from their home in Skagway, Alaska, for the Yukon Territory. They know that plenty of adults, with all the right equipment and supplies, have attempted the grueling trek over the mountains to Canada and haven't made it. But Billy and Edare determined to find their pa, who left for the gold fields two weeks earlier. With the help of a young man named Jack and a dog named Persey, the McGees persevere and adjust to life on the gold rush trail. Prospecting for gold isn't quite the grand adventure Billy imagined it would be, though. Survival in such an unforgiving environment demands sacrifices. And sometimes, those sacrifices can seem horribly unfair--like having to say goodbye to a beloved pet. This deftly drawn taleof grit, luck, and survival is full of seamlessly integrated details of the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s. Told with humor and suspense, here is a fast-paced, action-packed story that will captivate the imaginations of adventure and historical fiction fans alike., Right then the ice ripped away, and a black hole opened in front of me and Persey. I dropped the pole and grabbed for my hunting knife even before I knew what it was I aimed to do. The ice was slipping away under our feet and the dark hole grew larger. It seemed to be going ahead of us, leaving no way to escape. As we came to the edge, I jerked on Persey's harness and stroked through the leather with my knife. Then her and me went tumbling down together into freezing black water, and after us the sled and the other dogs still harnessed to it. I was turning over and over, and I didn't know which way was up until I saw the thick white ceiling above me. We seemed to be alone under the ice, Persey and me. Hopeless, I thought. Can't get out of this one. Book jacket., A deftly drawn tale of grit, luck, and survival full of seamlessly integrated details of the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s, this historical novel is told with humor and suspense as it follows the action-packed adventure of two young orphaned siblings., When 12-year-old Billy McGee's mother dies suddenly of typhoid fever, he and his older sister, Edna, are faced with the unhappy prospect of getting sent to live with distant relatives. Instead, Edna disguises herself as a boy, and the two set out from their home in Skagway, Alaska, for the Yukon Territory. They know that plenty of adults, with all the right equipment and supplies, have attempted the grueling trek over the mountains to Canada and haven't made it. But Billy and Ed are determined to find their pa, who left for the gold fields two weeks earlier. With the help of a young man named Jack and a dog named Persey, the McGees persevere and adjust to life on the gold rush trail. Prospecting for gold isn't quite the grand adventure Billy imagined it would be, though. Survival in such an unforgiving environment demands sacrifices. And sometimes, those sacrifices can seem horribly unfair--like having to say goodbye to a beloved pet. This deftly drawn tale of grit, luck, and survival is full of seamlessly integrated details of the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s. Told with humor and suspense, here is a fast-paced, action-packed story that will captivate the imaginations of adventure and historical fiction fans alike.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.W1463Go 2008
