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1) Jason's gold
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Jason embarks on a ten thousand-mile journey in 1897 in hopes of striking it rich after hearing the news that gold has been discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory.
Author
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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"After gold was discovered in California in 1848, thousands of people rushed there to strike it rich. They faced tough choices at every turn. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather use the slower method of panning for gold or use a more dangerous method of hydraulic mining? Would you rather run a store or a hotel in a California boomtown? It's your turn to pick this or that!"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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People often dream of becoming rich. However, in the mid-1800s, people really could become rich overnight. The California gold rush brought many men to the area. These prospectors searched for gold. Some became lucky, while others lost all of their life savings. This book describes the history of the California gold rush and highlights what life was like for the men, women, and children who lived through the era.
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Series
Goldtown beginnings volume 01
Language
English
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"Seven-year-old Jem Coulter's family is trying to make a go of it in Goldtown, with Pa panning for gold and Mama baking pies and washing laundry to make ends meet. Jem and his little sister, Ellie, do everything they can to help out. But it's hard to help when Will Sterling, a rich boy with a mean streak, picks on Jem every time he runs errands for Mama. When Will's antics end up ruining the pies, Jem's had enough. No pies means no money for the whole...
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Series
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English
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This title examines an important historic event - the gold rush in California. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the first discovery of gold and the creation of boomtowns in the West, issues with the Mexican government, military desertion, expansionism, and the environmental consequences of mining, key characters such as John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, Colonel Richard B. Mason, and President James K. Polk, the roles of journalism, transportation,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Word quickly spread, and the California Gold Rush was on! Thousands of people went to California in hopes of finding gold and striking it rich. But did that really happen? What was the real impact of so many miners rushing to the state? Discover what's real and what's fiction about the California Gold Rush through infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text" --
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English
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"The California Gold Rush, which began after the discovery of gold in 1848, was about much more than people trying to strike it rich. It was a total reshaping of the United States because of thousands making the arduous trek to the West Coast by land and sea. Some even came from Asia and Europe! In this noteworthy book, an important episode in U.S. history is told through text crafted for the struggling reader. Interesting fact boxes and carefully...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley. Gold fever quickly spread across the country and around the world. By the thousands, hopeful people left their homes, families, and jobs in search of their fortune. The California gold rush lasted for only seven years, but in that time it transformed California and affected the whole nation. People used their new riches to start businesses...
13) The Gold Rush
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Sutter's Mill, California, has been a place where Americans have gone to pursue their dreams since the moment gold was discovered there. The Gold Rush of 1849 affected California's settlement and culture and hastened the move toward statehood. Readers of this book will look at life in mining camps, learn about the cities that grew from them, the changes in the economy, and the effect the Gold Rush had on California's Native Americans.
14) Vengeance road
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Series
Vengeance road volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"When her father is killed by the notorious Rose Riders for a mysterious journal that reveals the secret location of a gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers--and justice"--
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Series
Goldtown beginnings volume 02
Language
English
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Description
"Jem needs to buy food for his dog, Gold Nugget. But try as he may, his panning just never leads to gold. When he asks for a job, Mr. Sims, the café owner, sends him out to catch bullfrogs for the menu. Money and frog catching--what a great solution for this active boy! But Nugget and Jem's little sister, Ellie, get in the way and ruin his plans. When he argues with Ellie, she stomps off in a huff, and Jem can get back to work. He heads home with...
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Goldtown beginnings volume 06
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English
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The exceptionally harsh winter of 1860 in Goldtown, California, causes trouble for eight-year-old Jem and his family and friends, especially when wild animals come down from the mountains seeking food. Includes vocabulary list and historical notes.
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Goldtown beginnings volume 04
Language
English
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"Jem is turning eight years old. And there's just one thing he wants for his birthday: a prospecting trip with Strike-it-rich Sam. With his grown-up friend to watch out for him, Jem's parents say yes. It's off for two weeks in the mountains to find gold! But this trip isn't going as planned. There are more tall tales from Sam than there are deep pockets of gold ore. And the map to rich diggings they brought along doesn't have any treasure at the end...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newbery Award-winning author Susan Patron brings her talents to the beloved Dear America series in this exciting story of a girl growing up in the Wild West, in a California gold mining town.Growing up in the wild gold-mining town of Bodie, California, in the 1880s, Angeline Reddy has seen it all -- saloons, brawls, and a whole lot of desperation. When her father, Bodie's greatest lawyer, is declared murdered, Angie knows deep in her heart that he...
Author
Series
Goldtown beginnings volume 05
Language
English
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In September, 1859, Jem learns that his beloved dog, Nugget, is a very rare golden retriever whose wealthy owner wants him back, but when Jem hides Nugget in the woods, danger awaits. Includes vocabulary list and note about rattlesnakes.
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