false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg 306111 3 <I>Dear Cousin Sallie,<P><blockquote><P>I begin with words I never thought to write: <P>I am not an orphan!<P></blockquote></i><P><P>Thirteen-year-old Eldora has always believed that her mother died when she was very little, and for nine years she has lived with people that she calls Aunt and Uncle. The year is 1850, and all three have exchanged their quiet lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for new ones in San Francisco, the rapidly growing city that is the heart of the California Gold Rush. Shortly after their arrival, they receive a letter from an unknown woman who believes she is Eldora's mother. She is eager to meet her long-lost daughter, and a visit is arranged. As Eldora deals with her conflicting feelings about this news, she must also adjust to the challenges -- and dangers -- of living in a brash and growing city. She finds herself teaching English to two <I>Mexicano</i> children and beginning to learn Spanish, and an unlikely friendship with a boy named Luke introduces her to the hard, sometimes humorous, and often violent world of the mining camps. Every day seems to bring something different and new to consider. But can Eldora discover where -- and to whom -- she belongs? <P><P>Told in letters that ring with the voice of the times, <I>Letters from the Corrugated Castle</i> is an intriguing adventure set in a fascinating time in California's history -- a worthy conclusion to the geographical trilogy begun with <I>A Gathering of Days,</i> winner of the Newbery Medal, and <I>Brothers of the Heart.</i><P><P> 297100 8 5 2007 Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852 total:28|5:3|4:8|3:13|2:3|1:1| 28 93 36 10 306111 0689870779 9780689870774 27 10 3.32 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306111.Letters_from_the_Corrugated_Castle_A_Novel_of_Gold_Rush_California_1850_1852 2 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:48:06 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 07:50:37 -0700 2009 306111 0689870779 9780689870774 27 10 3.32 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306111.Letters_from_the_Corrugated_Castle_A_Novel_of_Gold_Rush_California_1850_1852 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 16:25:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 16:30:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 306111 0689870779 9780689870774 27 10 3.32 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306111.Letters_from_the_Corrugated_Castle_A_Novel_of_Gold_Rush_California_1850_1852 3 0 false Sat Jun 06 06:32:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 06:39:54 -0700 2009 306111 0689870779 9780689870774 27 10 3.32 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306111.Letters_from_the_Corrugated_Castle_A_Novel_of_Gold_Rush_California_1850_1852 3 0 false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:02:09 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 18:01:28 -0800 2008 306111 0689870779 9780689870774 27 10 3.32 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173581271m/306111.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/306111.Letters_from_the_Corrugated_Castle_A_Novel_of_Gold_Rush_California_1850_1852 1 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:37:21 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:46:51 -0700 2009
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