Leaving Eldorado Contributor(s): Mazzio, Joann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544336135 ISBN-13: 9780544336131 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Event - Back to School - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Teen - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Topical - Girl's Interest |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10124 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Maude must fend for herself in the mining town of Eldorado, New Mexico, after her mother dies and her father's gold fever inspires him to take off for the Yukon. Her strong desire to leave the frontier town and become an artist makes her take a job in a boarding house. But young women on their own with no money in the 1890s are not only frowned upon, they are looked at with scorn and suspicion. For Maude, whose strong will tends to get her in trouble, her new life can seem downright unbearable. Luckily, the few special friendships she does form help her achieve her dream. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mazzio, Joann: - Joann Mazzio is also the author of The One Who Came Back and a Robert and Charlotte Barron Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society. She lives in Silver City, New Mexico. |