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Newsgirl
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 296 Ratings and 71 Reviews

Book Description
It?s the spring of 1851 and San Francisco is booming. Twelve-year-old Amelia Forrester has just arrived with her family and they are eager to make a new life in Phoenix City. But the mostly male town is not that hospitable to females and Amelia decides she?ll earn more money as a boy. Cutting her hair and donning a cap, she joins a gang of newsboys, selling Eastern newspapers for a fortune. And th... More
Book Information
PublisherViking Childrens Books
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages336
ISBN-100670011193
ISBN-13978-0670011193
Publication Date09/03/2009
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About Liza Ketchum (Author) : Liza Ketchum is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Liza Ketchum include Where the Great Hawk Flies, Twelve Days in August, Blue Coyote, and ... more
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4/29/2010 Peni Griffin said: I've read too many gold rush stories, but this one's good - lots going on, and if you have some background you can see depths and layers to the story, but if you don't, they won't interfere.
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1/5/2010 Mary Sandford said: Amelia, her mother and friend move to San Francisco during the gold rush and make a home were people are more tolerant. Very interesting slice of American history.
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