Review by Nathan:
California Whipple and her siblings follow their mother as she fulfills her dream to move out to California during the gold rush of 1849. California (the girl) does not like being hauled out from Massachusetts to this barren land and being named after it. On the top of her list of complaints is that there is no "lending library" which she hopes to remedy. She eventually gets used to the way of life but still wants to go back east. She also changes her name to Lucy with some trouble from her family. This book tells of her adventures and challenges from runaway slaves, to her brother's death and the entire town of Lucky Diggins burning.
I enjoyed reading this book especially since I like books set in the West during this period. In this book, Lucy was not the most respectful to her mother or always truthful. Also, be sensitive to the language and lifestyle of the miners portrayed in this book.
Age Range 12-18 Book Category: Historic Fiction
Another I read by Karen Kushman
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