AR Book Level
4.6
AR Points
3
Word Count
23,241
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
202607 EN
About this book
It is 1934, the time of the Great Depression, in a settlement of miners' dugouts. Fifteen-year-old Neil and his parents have come, hoping to strike it lucky, but the gold is elusive, other miners intolerant, and Neil's only friend is a bully.