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Sailing for Gold

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By Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher Simon Schuster - (Aladdin)
Sailing for Gold
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Gold Rush!Seattle, July 1897Ever since his mother died, Davey has had a secret plan Hes saving his money so he can run away to Alaska to find Uncle Walt, the only relative he has. No one is going to stop him not even mean Mrs. Tinker, who owns the Seattle boardinghouse where Davey lives and works.When gold is discovered in the Klondike, Davey is convinced thats where hell find his uncle. But then Daveys money disappears, and with it his hopes of finding his uncle until Davey comes up with a new, much more dangerous plan.

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8973 words8,973 words
64 pages64 pages
Lexile 630LLexile 630L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Published 2004Published 2004

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Book ISBN:

9780689860317

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