Treasure in the Stream: The Story of a Gold Rush Girl (Her Story)1 review
Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

Silver Burdett Press, 1993

I've Struck Gold!

10-year-old Amy thinks that nothing happenes at her farm. Then her family moves west to Sacrmento, CA. Then Mr. Sutter finds gold on his land and Amy gets gold fever. Also recommended: Sally Bradford: A Rebel Girl, Julie Meyer: A Wagon Train Girl
  
  











  



  
Caroline (Sunfire, No 7)8 reviews
Willo Davis Roberts

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1984

BEING A GIRL CAN BE A PAIN . . .

+ My Absolutely Favorite Sunfire
+ still thinking about this series
+ What a great story
+ Not everyone 'enjoys being a gril'!
  
  











  



  
The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852 (My Name is America)14 reviews
Laurence Yep

Scholastic Inc., 2000

A trip to The Golden Mountains

+ California Gold Rush
+ The Journal Of Wong Ming Chung
+ The Journal of Wong Ming- Chung
+ Deserves 3 1/2 stars.
  
  











  



  
Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-18521 review
Joan W. Blos

Ginee Seo Books, 2007

Book for 4th Graders in California

I am an older teacher new to 4th grade. I spent part of my summer looking for relevant books about California history for my classroom library. I purchased this book and found it to be an ok read but not great. My first reasons, has to do with the geography involved with this book. I know what ...
  
  











  



  
Anisett Lundberg: California, 1851 (Anisett Lundberg)5 reviews
Kathleen Duey

Tandem Library, 1999

A girl's adventures in the California gold rush.

+ This book was really great.
+ Exciting book by great author!
+ Good Book
  
  











  



  
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple51 reviews
Karen Cushman

HarperTrophy, 1998

COULDNT STOP READING IT!!!!

+ Walking Lucy's path
+ What I think of Lucy's Ballad

Great book, a lot of similes, descriptions. You really see the characters and what they are doing in your head. Not difficult to read. I cant say any more but PERFECT!!! I hope this review will be useful to you, and READ IT!!!
  
  











  



  
Abby - California Gold (South Seas Adventures #3)2 reviews
Pamela Walls

Tyndale Kids, 2001

Exciting third adventure featuring Abby Kendall.

+ Adventure

This is the third book in the South Seas Adventure series. This series is about the adventures of Abby Kendall, a young teenage girl, and her family and friends as they travel the South Seas in the late 1840s. When her mother becomes ill with a mysterious fever, thirteen-year-old old Abby ...
  
  











  



  
Saddles, Stars, and Stripes: Blackwater Creek (Saddles, Stars, and Stripes)1 review
Deborah Kent

Kingfisher, 2005

A good one!

Found this to be a good addition to our horse related chapter books for our school library. Am sure this book will be checked out often.
  
  











  



  
H&d 3: Stephanie: Heart (Hearts and Dreams)12 reviews
Cameron Dokey

Avon, 1998

A teenage girl finds romance and adventure in the Gold Rush.

+ Very nice, short romance story!
+ The Best Teen Romance!
+ GREAT BOOK!
+ What a Great Book!
  
  











  



  
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (Dear America Series)26 reviews
Kristiana Gregory

Scholastic Inc., 2001

WONDERFUL BOOK!!!

+ a life changing journey
+ One of my favorites
+ My All Time Favorite Book
+ VARTY INTERESTING
  
  











  



  
Carrie's Gold (American Dreams)6 reviews
Cheryl Zach

Avon, 1997

Very Realistic, a really good book!

+ All that glitters....
+ I COULDN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN
+ Great book!
+ I really liked this book because it was so real.
  
  











  



  
Away to the Goldfields!
Pat Derby

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004

Some things are more precious than gold Stubborn, spirited Molly Malarky embarks on a life-altering adventure as she and her brother flee their miserable New Hampshire farm on the trail of their widower father, who abandoned them during the first months of the California gold rush. Traveling from Boston, to Panama, across the isthmus, and up the Pacific coast, they find that no part of the ...
  
  











  



  
Treasure in the Stream: The Story of a Gold Rush Girl (Her Story)1 review
Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

Silver Burdett Press, 1993

I've Struck Gold!

10-year-old Amy thinks that nothing happenes at her farm. Then her family moves west to Sacrmento, CA. Then Mr. Sutter finds gold on his land and Amy gets gold fever. Also recommended: Sally Bradford: A Rebel Girl, Julie Meyer: A Wagon Train Girl
  
  











  



  
Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-18521 review
Joan W. Blos

Ginee Seo Books, 2007

Book for 4th Graders in California

I am an older teacher new to 4th grade. I spent part of my summer looking for relevant books about California history for my classroom library. I purchased this book and found it to be an ok read but not great. My first reasons, has to do with the geography involved with this book. I know what ...
  
  











  



  
Saddles, Stars, and Stripes: Blackwater Creek (Saddles, Stars, and Stripes)1 review
Deborah Kent

Kingfisher, 2005

A good one!

Found this to be a good addition to our horse related chapter books for our school library. Am sure this book will be checked out often.
  
  











  



  
Carrie's Gold (American Dreams)6 reviews
Cheryl Zach

Avon, 1997

Very Realistic, a really good book!

+ All that glitters....
+ I COULDN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN
+ Great book!
+ I really liked this book because it was so real.
  
  











  



  
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849 (Dear America Series)26 reviews
Kristiana Gregory

Scholastic Inc., 2001

WONDERFUL BOOK!!!

+ a life changing journey
+ One of my favorites
+ My All Time Favorite Book
+ VARTY INTERESTING
  
  











  



  
Caroline (Sunfire, No 7)8 reviews
Willo Davis Roberts

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1984

BEING A GIRL CAN BE A PAIN . . .

+ My Absolutely Favorite Sunfire
+ still thinking about this series
+ What a great story
+ Not everyone 'enjoys being a gril'!
  
  











  



  
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple51 reviews
Karen Cushman

HarperTrophy, 1998

COULDNT STOP READING IT!!!!

+ Walking Lucy's path
+ What I think of Lucy's Ballad

Great book, a lot of similes, descriptions. You really see the characters and what they are doing in your head. Not difficult to read. I cant say any more but PERFECT!!! I hope this review will be useful to you, and READ IT!!!
  
  











  



  
Abby - California Gold (South Seas Adventures #3)2 reviews
Pamela Walls

Tyndale Kids, 2001

Exciting third adventure featuring Abby Kendall.

+ Adventure

This is the third book in the South Seas Adventure series. This series is about the adventures of Abby Kendall, a young teenage girl, and her family and friends as they travel the South Seas in the late 1840s. When her mother becomes ill with a mysterious fever, thirteen-year-old old Abby ...