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Middle Grade Fiction
Cover illustration by Tim Jones
The year is 1849, and 12-year-old Penelope Tucker loves her life in Independence, Missouri. She HATES the idea of heading West with her family to seek the promise of riches in the California gold fields. But despite Penelope's protests, her family joins a wagon train on the Oregon-California trail. After a long and difficult journey, the Tuckers reach San Francisco and start a new life. Can Penelope — and the rest of her family — ever be happy there? Ages 9–12. Rigby, 2002; 108 pages; paperback; ISBN 0-7578-2034-4. |
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