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California Gold Rush novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
In this rollicking adventure set during the California Gold Rush, Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion to meet her debts. She is still unable to raise enough money to pay her creditors, and twelve-year-old Jack goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn.
4) Desperado
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English
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Major Helen Prescott always played by the rules. That's why Rafe Santiago nicknamed her "Prissy" at the military academy years before. But it wasn't just Rafe's teasing that got under her skin. His irresistible good looks made Helen lose control on one unforgettable night. So when a stint in the National Guard brings Rafe under her command, she not only lays down the law with him, but swears to herself she'll resist him. When a routine skydive goes...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"In 1849 a twelve-year-old girl who calls herself Lucy is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a small California mining town. There Lucy helps run a boarding house and looks for comfort in books while trying to find a way to return "home""--Amazon.com.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Captain Sean Mulkerin comes home from the sea to find his family's Malibu ranch in jeopardy. The death of Sean's father has pushed his mother to the edge of financial ruin, and now it's up to Sean to find a way out. The rumor is that the elder Mulkerin found gold in the wild and haunted California hills, but the only clue to its whereabouts lies with an ancient, enigmatic Indian.
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
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"YOU are one of the many fortune seekers during the California Gold Rush in the 1850s. Will you pan for gold, set up a mine, or make your riches by serving the miners who have flocked to the area? Step back in time to face the challenges and decisions that real people faced during this exciting time in history"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, and she yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! But it is 1848, and Tory isn't even allowed to go to school, much less travel all the way from Rhode Island to California. Determined to take control of her own destiny, Tory stows away on the ship. Though San Francisco is frenzied and full of wild and dangerous men, Tory finds freedom and friendship there. Until...
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Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
A diary account of fourteen-year-old Susanna Fairchild's life in 1849, when her father succumbs to gold fever on the way to establish his medical practice in Oregon after losing his wife and money on their steamship journey from New York. Includes a historical note.
12) Bandit's moon
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Series
California Gold Rush novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.
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English
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When gold was discovered in California in 1849, the news spread like wildfire through the country. There was three ways to get to those gold fields and the promise of incredible riches. Those who survive their arduous journeys meet in California with unexpected results.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
Description
Abby and her sister Sarah are sent to Luke's Aunt Dagmar in California, but when they realize she does not want them, they head for the gold fields, where Abby finds danger and new friends and learns more about the power of prayer.
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English
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Ulysses McQueen and Stephen Jarvis are both caught up in the California gold rush of 1849, but McQueen is haunted by guilt over the wife he left behind in Iowa, and Jarvis, an ex-soldier in love with Rita Concepcion Estrada, must deal with her family's hatred for the conquering Yanquis.
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Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Lucy Scott Mitchum, her husband, and children are pioneers, crossing the American prairies and mountains to reach the gold fields of California. It is harder than she ever imagined, warring against the elements, hostile natives, and against the will of the land itself.
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