AR Book Level
4.5
AR Points
9
Word Count
60,074
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
84345 EN
About this book
Sixteen-year-old Mary Margaret Malarkey leaves her New Hampshire farm in 1848 to travel to California, where her father is seeking fortune in the goldfields. The story follows her arduous journey across the country during the California Gold Rush era and her search for her father in the mining camps. The book depicts the challenges and adventures faced by a young woman traveling alone to the goldfields in mid-nineteenth century America.