Bibliograph

Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine, Caroline Starr Rose

Type

Label

Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine, Caroline Starr Rose

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

750L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Jasper and the riddle of Riley's mine

Oclc number

949638936

Responsibility statement

Caroline Starr Rose

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.6, 9, 187727

Summary

"Hoping to strike it rich, eleven-year-old Jasper and his older brother Melvin set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush"--, Provided by publisher. Includes historical noteJasper and his older brother Melvin set out on a treacherous journey to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush, desperate to get away from their drunkard of a father. Onboard a ship, Jasper overhears a rumor about One-Eyed Riley, an old coot who's long since gone, but is said to have left clues to the location of his stake, which still has plenty of gold left. The first person to unravel the clues and find the mine can stake the claim and become filthy rich. All the boys have to do is survive the rough Alaskan terrain, and the steep competition from the unscrupulous and dangerous people they encounter along the way

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification