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InscrÃbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I liked it -- as a gold rush kid's adventure goes, there's a lot of really solid history in here. I thought the level of disinterest most people displayed to the two boys was pretty accurate, and I appreciated the subliminal messaging that you make more from laundry than you do from panning for gold in gold rush times. I'm not sure I believe that the boys would have made it so far without dying from exposure, and I didn't really understand Frank Hazard's interest in Jasper, so the final plot points didn't do much for me. Still, it's a good kids adventure, with bonus points for being well rooted in particular places and time. Oh, and I liked that they started out from Kirkland, too. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML:Hoping to strike it rich, two brothers escape an abusive father and set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Desperate to get away from their drunkard of a father, eleven-year-old Jasper and his older brother Melvin often talk of running away, of heading north to Alaska to chase riches beyond their wildest dreams. The Klondike Gold Rush is calling, and Melvin has finally decided the time to go is now—even if that means leaving Jasper behind. But Jasper has other plans, and follows his brother aboard a steamer as a stowaway. Onboard the ship, Jasper overhears a rumor about One-Eyed Riley, an old coot who's long since gone, but is said to have left clues to the location of his stake, which still has plenty of gold left. The first person to unravel the clues and find the mine can stake the claim and become filthy rich. Jasper is quick to catch gold fever and knows he and Melvin can find the mine—all they have to do is survive the rough Alaskan terrain, along with the steep competition from the unscrupulous and dangerous people they encounter along the way. In an endearing, funny, pitch-perfect middle grade voice, Caroline Starr Rose tells another stellar historical adventure young readers will long remember. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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