| By the Great Hornspoon! Contributor(s): Sid Fleischman Inc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316286125 ISBN-13: 9780316286121 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1988 Annotation: The year is 1849. Young Jack Flagg sets out to recoup his Aunt Arabella's fortune on a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields. Thus begin the wild, swashbuckling adventures of a determined 12-year-old and his intrepid butler. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 63013459 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.7" (0.42 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10759 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For fans of the I Survived series, this classic rollicking adventure about the California Gold Rush and one determined twelve-year-old has sold nearly a million copies When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed? This new edition features illustrations by Brett Helquist. |