Susan Patron
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Growing up in the wild gold-mining town of Bodie, California, in the 1880s, Angeline Reddy has seen it all — saloons, brawls, and a whole lot of desperation. When her father, Bodie's greatest lawyer, is declared murdered, Angie knows deep in her heart that he isn't dead and decides it is up to her to solve the mystery of what happened to him. But when her mother takes ill and a mysterious ghost appears, putting together the puzzle pieces
...3) Lucky breaks
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having reached the mature age of eleven in the tiny California town of Hard Pan (population 43), Lucky discovers that there is still much to learn about friendship, parental trust, and the Milky Way galaxy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In the "wild west" of an 1880s California gold-mining town, Angeline investigates the supposed murder of her father, a famous criminal lawyer, who she and her mother are certain is still alive. Includes historical notes and instructions for making a mask from muslin.
Author
Publisher
Noguer
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
Lucky tiene miedo: si su tutora Brigitte vuelve a Francia y la abandona en Pote Seco, la van a enviar a algún orfanato de Los Ángeles, donde su querida perrita no podrá quedarse. ¿La solución? Escaparse.
When Lucky's mother is electrocuted and dies after a storm, Lucky's absentee father calls his ex-wife, Brigitte, to fly over from France to take care of the child. Two years later, the 10-year-old worries that Brigitte is tired of being her...
7) Burgoo stew
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
In this variant of "Stone Soup," old Billy Que tames a group ofrough hungry boys.